how to pronounce illustrate

/ˈɪləsˌtɹɛɪt/

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illustrate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of illustrate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… little lines illustrate what used to be …”

meaning of illustrate

Illustrate means to make clear or more understandable by providing examples.

illustrate frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word illustrate occurs in english on average 8.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics illustrate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that illustrate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) leisure and entertainment;

4) people, society, and culture;