illustrate

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• UK: /ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/
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• UK: /ɪˈlʌsˌtɹeɪt/
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• UK: /ˈɪl.jəˌstɹeɪt/
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• US: /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/
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• US: /ɪˈlʌsˌtɹeɪt/
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• Australian: /ɪˈlasˌtɹæɪt/
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• Australian: /ˈɪl.əˌstɹæɪt/
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• CMU ARPABET: IH1 L AH0 S T R EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Back-formation from illustration.

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: e zënë — to clarify by giving as an example
• Belarusian: ілюстрава́ць (iljustravácʹ) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Bulgarian: пояснявам (pojasnjavam) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Chinese Mandarin: 舉例說明 /举例说明 (jǔlì shuōmíng) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Chinese Mandarin: 闡明 /阐明 (chǎnmíng) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Czech: ilustrovat — to clarify by giving as an example
• Dutch: illustreren — to clarify by giving as an example
• Finnish: kuvata — to clarify by giving as an example
• Finnish: havainnollistaa — to clarify by giving as an example
• French: illustrer — to clarify by giving as an example
• Galician: ilustrar — to clarify by giving as an example
• German: illustrieren — to clarify by giving as an example
• Hebrew: הִמְחִישׁ (himkhísh) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Hindi: स्पष्टीकरण (spaṣṭīkraṇ) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Hindi: वाख्या (vākhyā) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Hungarian: szemléltet — to clarify by giving as an example
• Hungarian: megvilágít — to clarify by giving as an example
• Hungarian: illusztrál — to clarify by giving as an example
• Icelandic: lýsa — to clarify by giving as an example
• Ido: klarigar — to clarify by giving as an example
• Ido: lumizar — to clarify by giving as an example
• Ido: explikar — to clarify by giving as an example
• Irish: léirigh — to clarify by giving as an example
• Italian: illustrare — to clarify by giving as an example
• Italian: mostrare — to clarify by giving as an example
• Māori: whakatauira — to clarify by giving as an example
• Pohnpeian: mangitikihada — to clarify by giving as an example
• Polish: obrazować — to clarify by giving as an example
• Polish: zobrazować — to clarify by giving as an example
• Portuguese: ilustrar — to clarify by giving as an example
• Romanian: ilustra — to clarify by giving as an example
• Russian: иллюстри́ровать (illjustrírovatʹ) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Russian: поясня́ть (pojasnjátʹ) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Russian: приводи́ть приме́ры (privodítʹ priméry) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Spanish: ilustrar — to clarify by giving as an example
• Swedish: illustrera — to clarify by giving as an example
• Ukrainian: ілюструва́ти (iljustruváty) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Ukrainian: проілюструва́ти (proiljustruváty) — to clarify by giving as an example
• Walloon: mostrer — to clarify by giving as an example
• Walloon: espliker — to clarify by giving as an example
• Welsh: egluro — to clarify by giving as an example
• Welsh: esbonio — to clarify by giving as an example
• Belarusian: ілюстрава́ць (iljustravácʹ) — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Bulgarian: илюстрирам (iljustriram) — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Czech: ilustrovat — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Dutch: illustreren — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Esperanto: ilustri — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Finnish: kuvittaa — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• French: illustrer — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Galician: ilustrar — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• German: illustrieren — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Hebrew: אִיֵּר (iyyér) — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Hungarian: illusztrál — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Icelandic: myndskreyta — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Ido: ilustrar — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Irish: maisigh — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Italian: illustrare — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Italian: descrivere — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Italian: spiegare — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Italian: esemplificare — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Polish: ilustrować — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Portuguese: ilustrar — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Romanian: ilustra — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Russian: иллюстри́ровать (illjustrírovatʹ) — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Russian: де́лать иллюстра́ции (délatʹ illjustrácii) — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Russian: оформля́ть (oformljátʹ) — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Spanish: ilustrar — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Swedish: illustrera — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Ukrainian: ілюструва́ти (iljustruváty) — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Ukrainian: проілюструва́ти (proiljustruváty) — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Walloon: enimådjî — to add explanatory or decoratory features
• Welsh: darlunio — to add explanatory or decoratory features