Definition of illustrate

• v. t. - To make clear, bright, or luminous.
• v. t. - To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
• v. t. - To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples.
• v. t. - To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.
• v. t. - To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.
• a. - Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious.