as in illustrates
to supplement with pictorial matter for the purpose of explanation or decoration
N.C. Wyeth is remembered for vividly pictorializing a number of classic works of literature
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There is a famous image of a bireme, from a relief found at the Assyrian palace at Nineveh (in modern Iraq, near Mosul), that clearly illustrates the use of a decked warship with two levels of oars.—
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But as Block’s story illustrates, allowing parents to isolate their kids at home with little accountability can be incredibly harmful.—
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14 Jan. 2026
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“Pictorializes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorializes. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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