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illustrate(verb)BrE / ˈɪləstreɪt / NAmE / ˈɪləstreɪt / - to use pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book, etc.
- an illustrated textbook
- His lecture was illustrated with photos taken during the expedition.
- to make the meaning of something clearer by using examples, pictures, etc.
language bank at evidence
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/evidence_1 - To illustrate my point, let me tell you a little story.
- Last year's sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2.
- Here's an example to illustrate what I mean.
- This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
- This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
- The results are shown in the chart below.
- In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
- This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
- As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
- According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.
- From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
- This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.
- First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
- Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
- Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.
- Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.
- The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
- As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
- At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.
- The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.
- to show that something is true or that a situation exists
synonym demonstrate
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/demonstrate - The incident illustrates the need for better security measures.
Extra Examples- He is showing these silent films to help illustrate his story of survival.
- His question merely illustrates his ignorance of the subject.
- Most items are illustrated by a photograph.
- The case tragically illustrates the dangers of fireworks.
- The dire consequences of chronic underfunding are nowhere better illustrated than in the nation’s schools.
- The new edition is heavily illustrated with photographs of aircraft.
- This consequence can be illustrated by a simple example.
- Two examples serve to illustrate this point.
- Two more examples will suffice to illustrate this point.
- What she attempts to illustrate is the difference between her company and her competitors.
- a collection of photographically illustrated magazines
- a way of illustrating to the chairman the folly of his decision
- His lecture was illustrated with photos taken during the expedition.
- Last year’s sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2.
- To illustrate my point, let me tell you a little story.
- a beautifully illustrated book
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they illustrate
- he / she / it illustrates
- past simple illustrated
- past participle illustrated
- -ing form illustrating
Word Origin- early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘illuminate, shed light on’): from Latin illustrat- ‘lit up’, from the verb illustrare, from in- ‘upon’ + lustrare ‘illuminate’.
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