illustrator
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il·lus·trate
(ĭl′ə-strāt′, ĭ-lŭs′trāt′)v. il·lus·trat·ed, il·lus·trat·ing, il·lus·trates
v.tr.
1.
a. To clarify or explain, as by the use of examples or comparisons: The mayor illustrated the problem with an anecdote.
b. To serve as an example or clarification of: a story that illustrates a broader social problem.
2. To provide (a text) with explanatory or decorative images: illustrated the book with colorful drawings.
3. Obsolete To light up; illuminate.
v.intr.
To present a clarification, example, or explanation.
[Latin illūstrāre, illūstrāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + lūstrāre, to make bright; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
il′lus·trat′a·ble adj.
il′lus·tra′tor n.
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| Noun | 1. |  illustrator - an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination commercial artist - an illustrator who is supported by advertising |
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Translations
رَسّام صور للكُتُب
ilustrátor-ka
illustratortegner
rajzoló
teiknari
ilustrátor
resimleyici
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
illustrator
[ˈɪləstreɪtər] n → illustrateur/trice m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
illustrator
n → Illustrator(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
illustrator
[ˈɪləsˌtreɪtəʳ] n → illustratore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
illustrate
(ˈiləstreit) verb1. to provide (a book, lecture etc) with pictures, diagrams etc.
2. to make (a statement etc) clearer by providing examples etc. Let me illustrate my point; This diagram will illustrate what I mean.
ˈillustrated adjective having pictures etc. an illustrated catalogue.
ˌilluˈstration noun1. a picture. coloured illustrations.
2. an example.
3. the act of illustrating.
ˈillustrative (-strətiv) , ((American) iˈlastrətiv) adjectiveˈillustrator noun
a person who draws pictures etc for books etc.
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