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illustrate
in
The Goldfinch
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Sometimes, to look occupied, I turned through old volumes of Fullmetal Alchemist or an illustrated H. G. Wells he had in his room, but even the pictures were more than I could absorb.†
p. 87.1 *

illustrated = (verb) drew pictures to accompany OR (adjective) accompanied by pictures
…cheery dull world of good citizenship, where persons of different ethnicities all participated happily in their communities and inner-city kids stood around their housing project with a watering can, caring for a potted tree with branches illustrating the different branches of government, Boris had drawn daggers with his name on them, roses and hearts surrounding Kotku's initials, and a set of spying eyes, peeping slyly to one side, above a partially filled out sample test: Why does…
p. 558.5 *

illustrating = helping make clear
When I was a kid — 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' those Dore illustrations —no, the ocean gives me the shivers but then I've never been on an adventure like yours.†
p. 182.8
"Nieuwmarkt," said Gyuri as we came out on a big circle with a turreted fairytale castle and—around it—an open air market, cut evergreens lightly frosted with snow, mittened vendors stamping, an illustration from a children's book.†
p. 648.1
Or, perhaps more accurately, this middle zone illustrates the fundamental discrepancy of love.†
p. 770.7

Definitions:

(1) (illustrate as in: as illustrated by this example)
to help make clear -- typically by example
(2) (illustrate as in: an illustrated children's book)
to draw pictures (or provide photographs) to accompany a book or other writing
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)