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illustrated adjective [ ˈɪləstreɪtɪd ]

• (of a book, newspaper, etc.) containing pictures or other graphical material.
• "an illustrated weekly magazine"

illustrate verb

• provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures.
• "the guide is illustrated with full-colour photographs"
Similar: decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish, accompany, provide artwork for, with illustrations, with pictures, with drawings, with sketches, pictorial, decorated, adorned, ornamented, embellished,
• serve as an example of.
• "the World Cup illustrated what high standards our players must achieve"
Similar: exemplify, show, demonstrate, display, instance, encapsulate, represent, instantiate,
Origin: early 16th century (in the sense ‘illuminate, shed light on’): from Latin illustrat- ‘lit up’, from the verb illustrare, from in- ‘upon’ + lustrare ‘illuminate’.


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