Thesaurus
illustrate
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ILLUSTRATE
1
to show or make clear by using examples <she illustrated her point with a story about her experiences as a field anthropologist>
2
to supplement with pictorial matter for the purpose of explanation or decoration <lavishly illustrated the monograph on Caravaggio with color plates>
Synonyms illuminate, pictorialize
3
to make plain or understandable <the recent devastating fire illustrates the need for improved safety codes>
Synonyms clarify, clear (up), construe, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out, unriddle
Related Words decipher, decode; analyze, break down; disentangle, undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle; resolve, solve; define, specify; annotate, commentate, gloss
Antonyms obscure
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