illustrate

/ˈɪləstreɪt/
il
upon
lustr
to illuminate
to make, cause

early 16th century (in the sense ‘illuminate, shed light on’): from Latin illustrat- ‘lit up’, from the verb illustrare, from in- ‘upon’ + lustrare ‘illuminate’

verb

illustrate · illustrated · illustrates · illustrating

to add pictures to a book, newspaper, or similar

with object

the guide is illustrated with full-colour photographs

to make something easier to understand using examples, charts, or pictures

the results are illustrated in Figure 7

to be an example of something

the World Cup illustrated what high standards our players must achieve