exemplify

[ ig-zem-pluh-fahy ]

/ ɪgˈzɛm pləˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with object), ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing.

to show or illustrate by example.

to furnish or serve as an example of: The plays of Wilde exemplify the comedy of manners.

Law. to transcribe or copy; make an attested copy of (a document) under seal.

Origin of exemplify

1375–1425; late Middle English exemplifien<Middle French exemplifier<Medieval Latin exemplificāre to copy. See exemplum, -ify

SYNONYMS FOR exemplify

2 typify, epitomize, depict, embody.

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OTHER WORDS FROM exemplify

ex·em·pli·fi·a·ble, adjectiveex·em·pli·fi·er, nounwell-ex·em·pli·fied, adjective

Words nearby exemplify

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Example sentences from the Web for exemplify

Few Americans appear to exemplify that proposition better than Joseph P. Kennedy.
“The Patriarch”: Joseph Kennedy Sr.’s Outsized Life|Jacob Heilbrunn|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Thom Grey was created to exemplify a more youthful and university inspired sensibility,” the designer told WWD.
Mary-Kate Olsen Moves In; 20,000 Pairs of Fake Louboutins Seized|The Daily Beast|August 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was not Hugh Hefner, who used his house to exemplify his sexual values.
Why I Admired a Porn King|Alan M. Dershowitz|October 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But if there is such a thing as form without significance in music, might not these compositions serve to exemplify it?
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld

He goes on to exemplify how, "By combining the basic strokes,one obtains other ideograms."
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
I may add that Iago certainly cannot be taken to exemplify the popular Elizabethan idea of a disciple of Macchiavelli.
Shakespearean Tragedy|A. C. Bradley
Bodies which exemplify it are like those included in the last category, save that the two poles of the body are not alike.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879|Various
It became the colonel's pleasure to develop and exemplify this idea at all points of their progress through Germany.
A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories|William D. Howells

British Dictionary definitions for exemplify

exemplify

/ (ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to show by example

to serve as an example of

law

to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal
to transcribe (a legal document)

Derived forms of exemplify

exemplifiable, adjectiveexemplification, nounexemplificative, adjectiveexemplifier, noun

Word Origin for exemplify

C15: via Old French from Medieval Latin exemplificāre, from Latin exemplum example + facere to make

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单词	exemplify
释义	exemplify [ ig-zem-pluh-fahy ] / ɪgˈzɛm pləˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exemplify ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing. to show or illustrate by example. to furnish or serve as an example of: The plays of Wilde exemplify the comedy of manners. Law. to transcribe or copy; make an attested copy of (a document) under seal. Origin of exemplify 1375–1425; late Middle English exemplifien<Middle French exemplifier<Medieval Latin exemplificāre to copy. See exemplum, -ify SYNONYMS FOR exemplify 2 typify, epitomize, depict, embody. SEE SYNONYMS FOR exemplify ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM exemplify ex·em·pli·fi·a·ble, adjectiveex·em·pli·fi·er, nounwell-ex·em·pli·fied, adjective Words nearby exemplify exemplary, exemplary damages, exempli causa, exemplification, exemplificative, exemplify, exempli gratia, exemplum, exempt, exempt carrier, exemption Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exemplify Few Americans appear to exemplify that proposition better than Joseph P. Kennedy. “The Patriarch”: Joseph Kennedy Sr.’s Outsized Life\|Jacob Heilbrunn\|November 21, 2012\|DAILY BEAST “Thom Grey was created to exemplify a more youthful and university inspired sensibility,” the designer told WWD. Mary-Kate Olsen Moves In; 20,000 Pairs of Fake Louboutins Seized\|The Daily Beast\|August 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He was not Hugh Hefner, who used his house to exemplify his sexual values. Why I Admired a Porn King\|Alan M. Dershowitz\|October 22, 2010\|DAILY BEAST But if there is such a thing as form without significance in music, might not these compositions serve to exemplify it? Musical Portraits\|Paul Rosenfeld He goes on to exemplify how, "By combining the basic strokes,one obtains other ideograms." The Civilization of Illiteracy\|Mihai Nadin I may add that Iago certainly cannot be taken to exemplify the popular Elizabethan idea of a disciple of Macchiavelli. Shakespearean Tragedy\|A. C. Bradley Bodies which exemplify it are like those included in the last category, save that the two poles of the body are not alike. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879\|Various It became the colonel's pleasure to develop and exemplify this idea at all points of their progress through Germany. A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories\|William D. Howells British Dictionary definitions for exemplify exemplify / (ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr) to show by example to serve as an example of law to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal to transcribe (a legal document) Derived forms of exemplify exemplifiable, adjectiveexemplification, nounexemplificative, adjectiveexemplifier, noun Word Origin for exemplify C15: via Old French from Medieval Latin exemplificāre, from Latin exemplum example + facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to exemplify represent, depict, illuminate, elucidate, mirror, manifest, typify, spell out, personify, epitomize, embody, demonstrate, symbolize, illustrate, body, exhibit, show, quote, evidence, instance
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exemplify

verb (used with object), ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for exemplify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

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