illustrate

1. To light up.

2. To make .

3. To make bright.

4. To make clear .

5. To make clear by giving or by serving as an example or instance.

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1. To present a clarification, example, or explanation.

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1. Obsolete To illuminate.

2. To clarify by serving as an example or comparison: The example sentence illustrated the meaning of the word.

3. To clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons: The editor illustrated the definition with an example sentence.

4. To provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features: illustrated the book with colorful drawings.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
illustrate	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
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at	2
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si	2
ta	2
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us	2
ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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utes	4
arie	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airest	6
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
allures	7
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tutelar	7
uralite	7

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
altruist	8
literals	8
lustrate	8
sluttier	8
surtitle	8
tailleur	8
talliers	8
tertials	8
titulars	8
tutelars	8
ultraist	8
uralites	8

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
literatus	9
tailleurs	9

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
illustrate	10