verb
1 put pictures in sth
ADVERB
▪ copiously ( esp. AmE ), generously , heavily , lavishly , profusely ( esp. AmE ), richly
▪ fully
▪ attractively , beautifully , handsomely , superbly
▪ photographically ( esp. AmE )
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a collection of photographically ~d magazines
PREPOSITION
▪ by
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Most items are ~d by a photograph.
▪ with
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The new edition is heavily ~d with photographs of aircraft.
2 make sth clear using examples/pictures
ADVERB
▪ amply
▪ aptly , brilliantly , neatly , nicely , superbly ( esp. BrE ), well
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The dire consequences of chronic underfunding are nowhere better ~d than in the nation's schools.
▪ perfectly
▪ effectively
▪ merely , simply
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His question merely ~s his ignorance of the subject.
▪ clearly , dramatically , graphically , powerfully , strikingly , vividly
▪ brutally , starkly , tragically
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The case tragically ~s the dangers of fireworks.
VERB + ILLUSTRATE
▪ serve to
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Two examples serve to ~ this point.
▪ attempt to , seek to , try to
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What she attempts to ~ is the difference between her company and her competitors.
▪ help (to)
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He is showing these silent films to help ~ his story of survival.
▪ be enough to , suffice to
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Two more examples will suffice to ~ this point.
▪ be chosen to , be designed to , be intended to
PREPOSITION
▪ by
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This consequence can be ~d by a simple example.
▪ to
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a way of illustrating to the chairman the folly of his decision
Illustrate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ article , ↑ chart , ↑ data , ↑ diagram , ↑ display , ↑ drawing , ↑ example , ↑ exhibition , ↑ experiment , ↑ figure , ↑ incident , ↑ passage , ↑ photograph , ↑ report , ↑ result , ↑ story
Illustrate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ argument , ↑ aspect , ↑ book , ↑ case , ↑ complexity , ↑ concept , ↑ danger , ↑ difference , ↑ difficulty , ↑ edition , ↑ effect , ↑ example , ↑ extent , ↑ gulf , ↑ idea , ↑ importance , ↑ limitation , ↑ peril , ↑ point , ↑ principle , ↑ problem , ↑ thesis , ↑ utility , ↑ volume