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illustrates

/ˈɪləstreɪts/ /ˈɪləˌstreɪts/

Meanings
verb
To shed light upon.

Examples :

"The bright sunlight streaming through the window illustrates the dust particles dancing in the air. "
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Related Words

Illustration commitment

commitment noun

/kəˈmɪtmənt/ /kəˈmɪmʌnt/

The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

"My commitment to finishing my school project is strong; I plan to stay late at the library to complete it. "

Illustration publication

publication noun

/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of publishing printed or other matter.

"The publication of the school newsletter was delayed due to technical issues. "

Illustration explanatory

explanatory adjective

/ɛkˈsplanət(ə)ɹi/ /ɛkˈsplanətɔːɹi/

Intended to serve as an explanation.

"Below the diagram is an explanatory text."

Illustration definitions

definitions noun

/ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃ(ə)nz/

A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).

"The vocabulary quiz required us to write definitions for ten new words. "

Illustration decorative

decorative noun

/ˈdɛkɹətɪv/

A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.

"The teacher displayed a decorative fern on her desk. "

Illustration comparison

comparison noun

/kəmˈpæɹɪsən/

The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

"to bring a thing into comparison with another;  there is no comparison between them"

Illustration illustrated

illustrated verb

/ˈɪləstɹeɪtɪd/

To shed light upon.

"The teacher illustrated the difficult math problem by showing each step on the board. "

Illustration underprivileged

underprivileged noun

/ˌʌndərˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ /ˌʌndərˈprɪvlɪdʒd/

A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural).

"The charity provides school supplies for the underprivileged in the neighborhood. "

Illustration dedication

dedication noun

/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.

"Her dedication to her studies earned her top grades in every subject. "

Illustration quotations

quotations noun

/kwoʊˈteɪʃənz/

A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but also scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted.

""Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine."

Illustration illustrious

illustrious adjective

/ɪˈlʌs.tɹɪ.əs/ /-ˈləs-/

Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known, especially due to past achievements or noble qualities.

"The university has an illustrious history, producing many Nobel Prize winners. "

Illustration illustrate

illustrate verb

/ɪ.ˈlʌs.tɹeɪt/

To shed light upon.

"The teacher's example illustrated how to solve the math problem. "