illustrate vs depict

illustrate and depict both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
illustrate	No	No	Yes	No
depict	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, depict is a hypernym of illustrate; that is, depict is a word with a broader meaning than illustrate:

Other hypernyms of illustrate include picture, render, show.

illustrate (verb)	depict (verb)
clarify by giving an example of	give a description of
depict with an illustration	show in, or as in, a picture
supply with illustrations	make a portrait of