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veranschaulichen

to illustrate, make clear with examples

verb fer-an-SHOW-li-khen Rare
Communication Speech

Usage Note

Veranschaulichen means to make something abstract concrete and understandable, often with examples or images; ein Konzept veranschaulichen means to illustrate a concept. Very common in teaching and presentations.

Examples

"Die Lehrerin veranschaulichte das Prinzip anhand eines Alltagsbeispiels."

Natural Translation

The teacher illustrated the principle using an everyday example.

Literal Translation

The teacher made-vivid the principle by means of an everyday-example.

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