Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 erklären
, 🇪🇸 ilustrar
, 🇮🇹 illustrare
, 🇵🇹 ilustrar
, 🇨🇳 说明
, 🇯🇵 図解する
, 🇰🇷 설명하다
, 🇸🇦 يلخص
, 🇮🇳 वर्णन करना
Usage Examples
- Il a illustré son exposé avec des schémas colorés.
- Le livre contient beaucoup d'illustrations pour aider les lecteurs.
- Pour illustrer son argument, elle a donné un exemple concret.
Etymology
The French verb **illustrer** comes from the Latin *illustrāre*, “to illuminate or make clear.” *Illustrāre* is derived from the adjective *illustrus* – literally “bright, shining, well‑known” – which in turn is linked to *lustrāre* (“to polish, wash”), conveying a sense of making something shine. The word entered French in the early modern period, originally meaning “to explain by example” and later expanding to include the addition of pictures or decorative drawings.
Synonyms
décrire
expliquer
exemplifier
représenter
dépeindre
exposer
mettre en lumière
Antonyms
ignorer
ommettre
confondre
obscurcir
complexifier