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"ref": "1614–1615, Homer, “(please specify the book number)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615, →OCLC; republished in The Odysseys of Homer, […], volume (please specify the book number), London: John Russell Smith, […], 1857, →OCLC:",
"text": "Here, when the morn illustrates all the sky.",
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"(obsolete) To shed light upon."
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"text": "We illustrate our definitions by including quotations or simple examples.",
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"ref": "1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:",
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{
"ref": "2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:",
"text": "England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.",
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"(figurative) To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison."
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"text": "The economics textbook was illustrated with many graphs.",
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{
"ref": "1980 December 13, David Morris, “Prison Officials Seize GCN Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 1:",
"text": "Michael Thompson said he had been photographing prison buildings on Wednesday, Dec. 3, to illustrate an article by Tom Reeves […] when an unidentified plainclothes employee of the prison approached him.",
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"ref": "1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:",
"text": "Matter to me of glory, whom their hate / Illustrates.",
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"(obsolete) To give renown or honour to; to make illustrious."
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"ipa": "/ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/",
"tags": [
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},
{
"ipa": "/ɪˈlʌsˌtɹeɪt/",
"tags": [
"UK"
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},
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "iljustravácʹ",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "ілюстрава́ць"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pojasnjavam",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "пояснявам"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "舉例說明"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jǔlì shuōmíng",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "举例说明"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "闡明"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chǎnmíng",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "阐明"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "ilustrovat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "illustreren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "kuvata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "havainnollistaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "illustrer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "ilustrar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "illustrieren"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "szemléltet"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "megvilágít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "illusztrál"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "klarigar"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "lumizar"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "explikar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "illustrare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "mostrare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "whakatauira"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "obrazować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zobrazować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "ilustrar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "ilustra"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "illjustrírovatʹ",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "иллюстри́ровать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pojasnjátʹ",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "поясня́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "privodítʹ priméry",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "приводи́ть приме́ры"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "ilustrar"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "iljustruváty",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"tags": [
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"perfective"
],
"word": "ілюструва́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "proiljustruváty",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "проілюструва́ти"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "mostrer"
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{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "espliker"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "egluro"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to clarify by giving as an example",
"word": "esbonio"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "iljustravácʹ",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "ілюстрава́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "iljustriram",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "илюстрирам"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "ilustrovat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "illustreren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "ilustri"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "kuvittaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "illustrer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "ilustrar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "illustrieren"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "iyyér",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "אִיֵּר"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "illusztrál"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "ilustrar"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "maisigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "illustrare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "descrivere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "spiegare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "esemplificare"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "ilustrar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "ilustra"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "illjustrírovatʹ",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "иллюстри́ровать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "délatʹ illjustrácii",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "де́лать иллюстра́ции"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oformljátʹ",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "оформля́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "ilustrar"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "iljustruváty",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "ілюструва́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "proiljustruváty",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "проілюструва́ти"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "enimådjî"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to add explanatory or decoratory features",
"word": "darlunio"
}
],
"word": "illustrate"
}
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