ILLUSTRATE

verb (-trated; -trating) see: luster Date: 1526 transitive verb 1. obsolete enlighten , to light up, 2. to make illustrious, b. obsolete to make bright, adorn , 3. to make clear ; clarify , to make clear by giving or by serving as an example or instance, to provide with visual features intended to explain or decorate , to show clearly ; demonstrate , intransitive verb to give an example or instance, illustrator noun