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- Dictionaryexemplify/ɪɡˈzɛmplɪfʌɪ/
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- 1. be a typical example of: "the best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino of Jerez" Similar
- 2. illustrate or clarify by giving an example: "he exemplified his point with an anecdote" Similar
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to be or give a typical example of something: This painting perfectly exemplifies the naturalistic style which was so popular at the time. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying. analogy. archetypal. archetypically. be someone all over idiom. betoken. instantiate. mirror. Mrs. on-brand.
The meaning of EXEMPLIFY is to show or illustrate by example. How to use exemplify in a sentence. to show or illustrate by example; to make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal…
to show or illustrate by example. to furnish or serve as an example of: The plays of Wilde exemplify the comedy of manners. Synonyms: embody, depict, epitomize, typify. Law. to transcribe or copy; make an attested copy of (a document) under seal. exemplify. / ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ /.
If you exemplify something, you're the perfect example of it. Say you wear frilly shirts, knee-high boots, and black eye-make-up — you exemplify the fashion world's obsession with pirates. Exemplifying something can also mean make it clearer by offering an illustration or an example.
ex·em·pli·fy. (ĭg-zĕm′plə-fī′) tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies. 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. To serve as an example of: scenes that exemplify the film director's style. 2. Law To make a certified copy of (a document).
If a person or thing exemplifies something such as a situation, quality, or class of things, they are a typical example of it. [formal] The room's style exemplifies Conran's ideal of 'beauty and practicality'. [VERB noun]
Definition of exemplify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'exemplify'. If a person or thing exemplifies something such as a situation, quality, or class of things, they are a typical example of it. [formal] [...] More.
Verb. Filter. verb. exemplified, exemplifies, exemplifying. To illustrate by example. Exemplify an argument. American Heritage. To show by example; serve as an example of. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make a legally attested or certified copy or transcript of (a document) under seal. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ex‧em‧pli‧fy /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/ verb (exemplified, exemplifying, exemplifies) [transitive] formal 1 to be a very typical example of something The building exemplifies the style of architecture which was popular at the time. 2 to give an example of something Problems are exemplified in the report. —...
