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If you say that something i__________ a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists .If you say that something illustrates a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists .The example of the United States illustrates this point.This change is neatly illustrated by what has happened to the Arab League.The incident graphically illustrates how parlous their position is.The case also illustrates that some women are now trying to fight back. verbIf you say that something illustrates a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists .The example of the United States illustrates this point.This change is neatly illustrated by what has happened to the Arab League.The incident graphically illustrates how parlous their position is.The case also illustrates that some women are now trying to fight back.If you use an example, story, or diagram to illustrate a point, you use it show that what you are saying is true or to make your meaning clearer.Let me give another example to illustrate this difficult point.Throughout, she illustrates her analysis with excerpts from discussions.Here, by way of illustration, are some extracts from our new catalogue.If you illustrate a book, you put pictures, photographs or diagrams into it.She went on to art school and is now illustrating a book.He has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs.The book is beautifully illustrated throughout....the world of children's book illustration. B2

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illustrate illustratesillustratingillustratedillustrationillustratedillustration

query	If you say that something i__________ a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists .If you say that something illustrates a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists . The example of the United States illustrates this point. This change is neatly illustrated by what has happened to the Arab League. The incident graphically illustrates how parlous their position is. The case also illustrates that some women are now trying to fight back.
word	illustrate
full-definition	verb If you say that something illustrates a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists . The example of the United States illustrates this point. This change is neatly illustrated by what has happened to the Arab League. The incident graphically illustrates how parlous their position is. The case also illustrates that some women are now trying to fight back. If you use an example, story, or diagram to illustrate a point, you use it show that what you are saying is true or to make your meaning clearer. Let me give another example to illustrate this difficult point. Throughout, she illustrates her analysis with excerpts from discussions. Here, by way of illustration, are some extracts from our new catalogue. If you illustrate a book, you put pictures, photographs or diagrams into it. She went on to art school and is now illustrating a book. He has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout. ...the world of children's book illustration.
inflections	illustratesillustratingillustratedillustrationillustratedillustration
cefr-level	B2

Illustrates Situation Illustrated Drawing Attention Shows Exists Point