illustrate vs picture

picture vs illustrate

illustrate is not a noun while picture is a noun.

illustrate and picture both are verbs.

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

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

illustrate: depict with an illustration
picture: show in, or as in, a picture

Other hypernyms of illustrate include depict, render, show.

illustrate (noun)	picture (noun)
	a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
	graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
	a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
	a clear and telling mental image
	a typical example of some state or quality
	illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
	the visible part of a television transmission
	a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
	a graphic or vivid verbal description
	a situation treated as an observable object

illustrate (verb)	picture (verb)
clarify by giving an example of	show in, or as in, a picture
depict with an illustration	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
supply with illustrations

Difference between illustrate and picture

Words related to "picture"

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