picture vs illustrate

illustrate vs picture

picture is a noun but illustrate is not a noun.

picture and illustrate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, illustrate is a hyponym of picture; that is, illustrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than picture:

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

Other hyponyms of picture include map.

picture (noun)	illustrate (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

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

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