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- Dictionaryexemplify/ɪɡˈzɛmplɪfʌɪ/
verb
- 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 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.
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]
1. to show or illustrate by example. 2. to furnish or serve as an example of; typify.
exemplify something to be a typical example of something. Her early work is exemplified in her book, ‘A Study of Children's Minds’. His food exemplifies Italian cooking at its best.