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Showing words for ILLUSTRATING using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Illustrating

illustrating

11 Letter Words for Illustrating

trilinguals

10 Letter Words for Illustrating

granulitis, lustrating, trilingual

9 Letter Words for Illustrating

attirings, guitarist, ligustrin, lingualis, litigants, littlings, liturgist, nutritial, rattlings, ringtails, ritualist, situating, startling, stingtail, straiting, striating, trailings, triallist, trigintal, trillings, turtlings, unitarist, urinalist

8 Letter Words for Illustrating

alluring, altruist, antirust, antritis, attiring, gallisin, gallnuts, gilttail, giustina, glairins, latinist, ligurian, linguals, linguist, lingular, lingulas, litigant, littling, littlins, lunarist, lustrant, lutanist, naturist, nutgalls, railings, rastling, ratlings, rattings, rattling, rattlins, ringsail, ringtail, rustling, rutilant, ruttings, saluting, silurian, singular, slatting, slitting, slutting, stalling, starling, starting, statuing, stilling, stilting, stirling, stratlin, sturting, suttling, tailings, taistril, tillings, tiltings, titlings, titulars, tituling, trailing, transitu, trialing, trialist, trilling, trusting, turntail, turtling, ultraist

7 Letter Words for Illustrating

airguns, airings, airling, airting, aisling, anglist, arillus, arising, gallnut, gastrin, gillian, gitalin, glairin, gratins, guisian, guitars, gularis, install, instill, insular, intrail, intrait, intuits, lairing, langurs, lasting, lattins, liasing, liatris, ligular, ligulas, ligulin, liguria, lilting, lingual, linguas, lingula, listing, littlin, lugsail, lusting, lustral, lutings, nilgais, nilgaus, nitrils, nuagist, nutgall, nutrias, raginis, railing, raising, raiting, ratings, ratling, ratting, rattlin, riginal, riglins, rilling, ritalin, ritling, ritting, rituals, rulings, rusting, rutting, sailing, sairing, salting, saluing, sauting, silting, singult, sitting, slating, sliting, staling, staring, starlit, stating, stiling, stiring, straint, stratig, strigal, strigil, sturtan, sturtin, suiting, tailing, tallits, tarings, tarting, tasting, tatuing, tauting, tilings, tilling, tilting, tirings, tirling, titanis, titians, titling, titular, tlingit, transit, trilisa, trisalt, tristan, trisula, triunal, truants, tulisan, tunisia, turista, tutsing, ullings, unalist, unstill, untrill, untrist, uranist, urinals, ursinia

6 Letter Words for Illustrating

aglint, aguilt, agutis, ailing, airing, algins, algist, aligns, alinit, angili, anguis, angust, anisil, argils, arguli, arilli, arilus, arling, arnuts, arsing, artist, astint, astrut, atturn, aurist, austin, autist, gainst, gaitts, gallus, galuts, gantsl, garsil, gaslit, gaulin, gaults, gaunts, giants, gillar, girnal, gisant, gittin, giunta, glairs, glanis, glaurs, glints, glutin, gnarls, grails, grains, grants, grasni, gratin, gratis, graunt, grilla, grills, grulla, grunts, guilts, guitar, gulist, gusain, guslar, guttar, guttas, igitur, illing, illust, ingirt, inglut, inital, inlaut, inrail, instar, insula, insult, intail, intill, intrus, intuit, inulas, isatin, isling, ittria, iurant, langur, lanius, lasing, latins, lattin, laurin, liangs, ligans, ligula, lingas, lingua, litatu, liting, lunars, lungis, lurgis, luring, lustra, luting, lutist, lutrin, nairus, nargil, nilgai, nilgau, nirlit, nitril, nritta, nullas, nutria, ragini, raglin, raisin, rating, rattus, riglin, riling, rising, ritual, ruings, ruling, rutins, saguin, salugi, salung, sangil, santii, santir, santur, saring, sating, saturn, sigill, sigint, signal, siling, sillar, sirian, siring, siting, sittar, situal, situla, slairg, sluing, stalin, statin, stiria, strail, strain, strait, strang, strati, strial, striga, string, strung, strunt, stuart, sturin, suling, sultan, sungar, sunlit, suriga, suring, surnai, surnia, suttin, taints, tallis, tallit, tangis, tanist, taring, taunts, taurin, tigris, tiling, tiring, titans, titian, tituli, tragus, trails, trains, traist, traits, transl, trants, trials, trilit, trilli, trills, trinal, tringa, trisul, truant, truing, trulli, trulls, tuarts, tugras, tuinas, tuinga, tulasi, tunist, turing, tutsan, ugrian, ulitis, ulling, ultras, ungill, unital, unlast, unlist, unrigs, unsalt, unslit, unstar, untall, untill, untilt, untrig, uralis, urials, urinal, urling

5 Letter Words for Illustrating

agist, aglus, agnus, agrin, agust, aguti, aillt, ainus, airns, airts, aitis, aitus, algin, align, alist, allis, alnus, altin, altun, altus, angst, angus, anils, antis, argil, argin, argus, arils, arist, arius, arnut, artus, astir, astun, atilt, ating, aunts, aurin, auris, gains, gairs, gaist, gaits, gaitt, gaius, galls, galut, gansu, gants, garni, gauls, gault, gaunt, gauri, gaurs, giant, gilas, gilia, gills, gilts, giris, girls, girns, girts, gisla, giust, glair, glali, glans, glaur, glial, glias, glint, glist, glits, gluts, gnarl, gnars, gnast, gnats, grail, grain, grans, grant, grias, grill, grins, grint, grist, grits, grunt, guans, guars, guilt, gular, gulas, gulls, gurls, gurns, gurts, gusla, gusli, gutta, gutti, iglus, ignis, ilial, iliau, illus, inglu, inial, instr, intil, intis, intra, inuit, inula, inust, irani, irian, iring, irula, lairs, laius, langi, lants, larin, laris, larns, larus, latin, latus, liang, liars, liart, ligan, ligas, lilas, lilts, linga, lings, lints, litai, litas, litra, litui, litus, lunar, lunas, lungi, lungs, lunts, lural, lurgi, lutra, nails, nairu, naris, natus, niais, nigra, nigua, nills, niris, nirls, nitta, nulla, nulls, nurls, ragis, rails, rains, raits, ranli, rants, ratti, ratus, rauli, rauns, rials, riant, rigil, rills, rings, ritsu, ritts, ritus, rugal, ruing, ruins, rungs, runts, rutin, saint, sangu, sanit, sarin, satin, sault, saunt, sigil, sigla, signa, sinai, sinal, sitar, sitta, slain, slait, slang, slant, slart, sling, slirt, sluig, sluit, slung, snail, snarl, snirl, snirt, snurl, snurt, sruti, staig, stail, stain, stair, stall, stang, starn, start, staun, still, stilt, sting, stint, strag, stria, strig, strit, strut, stull, stung, stunt, sturt, suant, sugan, sugar, sugat, suing, suint, sulla, sural, surat, sutra, sutta, tagus, taigs, tails, tains, taint, tairn, taits, talis, talli, talls, talus, tangi, tangs, tanti, tarin, tarns, tarsi, tarts, tatin, tatus, taunt, tauts, tiang, tiars, tilia, tills, tilts, tingi, tings, tinta, tints, tirls, tisar, titan, titar, titis, tragi, trail, train, trait, trans, trant, trats, trial, trias, triga, trigs, trill, trina, trins, trist, trugs, trull, trust, tsuga, tuans, tuant, tuarn, tuart, tugra, tuina, tulsa, tulsi, tunal, tunas, tunga, tungs, tunis, turin, turns, tutin, ualis, ugali, uglis, uinal, ulans, ulnar, ultra, unais, uniat, unist, units, unlit, unrig, untar, until, urali, urals, urial, urnal, ursal, usant, using

4 Letter Words for Illustrating

agin, agit, aglu, agni, agst, ails, ains, aint, ainu, airn, airs, airt, aits, aitu, alii, alin, alls, alts, anil, anis, ansi, ansu, anti, ants, antu, anus, aril, aris, arni, arts, arui, asin, astr, atis, atli, attn, aunt, gail, gain, gair, gait, gali, gall, gals, galt, gant, gari, garn, gars, gart, gast, gats, gatt, gaul, gaun, gaur, gaus, gaut, gila, gill, gils, gilt, gins, giri, girl, girn, girt, gist, gits, glar, glia, glis, glit, glut, gnar, gnat, gnus, gran, gras, grat, grin, gris, grit, grun, grus, guan, guar, gula, gull, guls, gult, guna, gunl, guns, gurl, gurn, gurs, gurt, gust, guts, gutt, iglu, ilia, ills, inga, inia, init, inst, inta, inti, intl, intr, iran, iris, isnt, itai, ital, itas, itll, lags, lain, lair, lait, lang, lant, lari, larn, lars, last, lati, lats, laun, laur, laus, liar, lias, ligs, liin, lila, lilt, lina, ling, lins, lint, lira, liri, list, lisu, liti, lits, litu, lugs, luit, luna, lung, lunt, lura, lurg, lurs, lust, nagi, nags, naig, nail, nais, nasi, nast, natl, natr, nats, natu, naur, naut, ngai, nill, nils, nirl, nisi, nist, nits, null, nurl, nurs, nuts, ragi, rags, rail, rain, rais, rait, rall, rals, rang, rant, rast, rats, ratu, raun, rial, rias, riga, rigs, rill, ring, rins, rist, rita, rits, ritt, rtlt, ruga, rugs, ruin, rull, rung, runs, runt, rusa, rust, ruta, ruts, sail, sain, sair, sall, salt, sang, sant, sari, sart, sati, saul, saur, saut, sial, sian, sign, sila, sill, silt, sina, sing, siri, sita, siti, situ, slag, slat, slit, slug, slur, slut, snag, snar, snig, snit, snug, snur, stag, star, stat, stir, stlg, stra, stug, stun, stut, sugi, suit, sula, sull, sung, suni, sunt, sura, surg, tags, taig, tail, tain, tais, tait, tali, tall, tang, tans, tari, tarn, tars, tart, tasu, tats, tatu, taun, taur, taus, taut, tiar, tigs, till, tils, tilt, ting, tins, tint, tirl, titi, tits, trag, trat, trig, trin, trit, trna, trug, trun, tsia, tsun, tuan, tugs, tuis, tula, tuna, tung, tuns, turn, tuts, uang, ugli, ulan, ulla, ullr, ulna, ulta, unai, unal, ungt, unis, unit, unta, ural, uran, uria, urna, urns, ursa, usar, utai, utas, util, utis

3 Letter Words for Illustrating

agr, ags, agt, ail, ain, air, ais, ait, alg, all, aln, als, alt, ans, ant, anu, arg, arn, ars, art, aru, asg, asl, ast, att, aug, aul, gal, gan, gar, gas, gat, gau, gin, gis, git, glt, gns, gnu, gra, grs, gtt, gui, gul, gun, gur, gus, gut, ign, ill, ing, ins, int, ira, irs, isl, isn, ist, ita, its, lag, lai, lan, lar, las, lat, lig, lin, lir, lis, lit, lnr, lst, ltr, lug, lur, lut, nag, nar, nas, nat, nig, nil, nis, nit, nul, nur, nus, nut, rag, rai, ran, ras, rat, ria, rig, rin, rit, rna, rti, rug, run, rut, sag, sai, sal, san, sar, sat, sau, sig, sil, sin, sir, sit, sla, slt, sri, sta, stg, str, sui, sun, sur, tag, tai, tal, tan, tar, tas, tat, tau, tgn, tgt, tig, til, tin, tis, tit, tiu, tln, tlr, tng, tnt, tra, tri, trs, trt, tsi, tst, tua, tug, tui, tun, tur, tut, ugs, ugt, uit, ula, ull, ult, una, ung, uni, unl, uns, ura, urn, urs, usa, ust, uta, uti, uts

Definitions for Illustrating

[1] to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
[2] to make clear or intelligible, as by examples or analogies; exemplify.
[3] Archaic . to enlighten.
[4] to clarify one's words, writings, etc., with examples: To prevent misunderstandings, let me illustrate.
[5] to clarify or explain by use of examples, analogy, etc
[6] (tr) to be an example or demonstration of
[7] (tr) to explain or decorate (a book, text, etc) with pictures
[8] (tr) an archaic word for enlighten

Words related to Illustrating

illustrateexhibit, represent, illuminate, typify, mirror, portray, depict, explain, mark, emphasize, expose, clarify, highlight, interpret, delineate, reveal, manifest, personify, epitomize, embody

Words nearby Illustrating

illustrateillusionism, illusionist, illusive, illusory, illust., illustrate, illustrated, illustration, illustrational, illustrative, illustrator

Origin of Illustrating

e1520–30; < Latin illustrātus past participle of illustrāre to illuminate, make clear, give glory to. See il-1, luster1, -ate1

Other words from Illustrating

il·lus·trat·a·ble , adjective
o·ver·il·lus·trate , verb (used with object), o·ver·il·lus·trat·ed, o·ver·il·lus·trat·ing.
pre·il·lus·trate , verb (used with object), pre·il·lus·trat·ed, pre·il·lus·trat·ing.
re·il·lus·trate , verb (used with object), re·il·lus·trat·ed, re·il·lus·trat·ing.
su·per·il·lus·trate , verb (used with object), su·per·il·lus·trat·ed, su·per·il·lus·trat·ing.

Word origin for Illustrating

eC16: from Latin illustrāre to make light, explain, from lustrāre to purify, brighten; see lustrum

Synonyms for Illustrating

clarify, delineate, depict, embody, emphasize, epitomize, exhibit, explain, expose, highlight, illuminate, interpret, lay out, manifest, mark, mirror, personify, point up, portray, represent, reveal, spotlight, symbolize, typify, allegorize, clear, disclose, elucidate, evidence, evince, expound, imitate, instance, picture, proclaim, show, vivify, bring home, clear up, draw a picture, emblematize, get across, get over, limelight, make clear, make plain, ostend, show and tell