What is the verb for illustre?

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illustrate
  1. (obsolete) To shed light upon; to illuminate.
  2. To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
  3. To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.
  4. (obsolete) To give renown or honour to; to make illustrious; to glorify.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “In the concluding phases of his artwork, Freddie invented a series of episodes to illustrate life in the Armed Services.”
      “The author has chosen to illustrate the book with old photographs from yesteryear.”
      “In her book, Postrel offers diverse examples and stories to illustrate her concepts.”
illustre
  1. (obsolete) To illuminate
  2. (obsolete) To make illustrious
illustrated
illustrates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of illustrate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “What this passage illustrates is not only the possibility, but the general acceptance, of the idea that language is separate from identity.”
      “This case also illustrates the therapeutic dilemma if surgery fails in patients with achalasia.”
      “This research illustrates microbial instability in hospital water line from point of heterotroph bacteria amplification.”
illustrateth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of illustrate
illustrating
  1. present participle of illustrate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A phenomenon illustrating reversibility of time is the barely perceptible lag of atomic clocks transported on jets traveling at high speeds.”
      “The inner stage could also be used to display tableaux vivants illustrating conventional emblems of mortality.”
      “Other methods of illustrating the vitality of food and water have been researched within the biodynamic system.”
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