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• past participle of illustrate.
• past tense form of illustrate.

illustrated

American  

[il-uh-stray-tid] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. containing pictures, drawings, and other illustrations.

   an illustrated book.

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noun

1. British. a magazine or newspaper regularly containing many photographs or drawings.

Other Word Forms

• unillustrated
  adjective
• well-illustrated
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of illustrated

First recorded in 1825–35; illustrate + -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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illustrated

Pipelines neatly illustrated the competing pull of nationalism and economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The dominance of the pair - who split all of the eight Grand Slam titles in 2024 and 2025 between them - was illustrated by the huge gap to the rest of the field.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

In Beatles scholar Kevin Howlett’s detailed account of the making of the album, presented here in a tastefully illustrated 88-page hardback book, one of the unsung heroes of the record is Hazel Yarwood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

There’s a method to all this madness, and it’s best illustrated by the fact that Vance is the one leading the charge.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

One simple way to think about how much had changed, how much power had come to personal communications, is illustrated by a simple comparison.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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