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exemplifyexemplify /ɪgˈzɛmpləˌfaɪ/ ●○○ verb (, exemplified, exemplifying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYexemplifyOrigin: 1400-1500 Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum; ➔ EXAMPLE VERB TABLEexemplify |
Present | I, you, we, they | exemplify | | he, she, it | exemplifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | exemplified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have exemplified | | he, she, it | has exemplified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had exemplified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will exemplify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have exemplified |
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Present | I | am exemplifying | | he, she, it | is exemplifying | | you, we, they | are exemplifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was exemplifying | | you, we, they | were exemplifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been exemplifying | | he, she, it | has been exemplifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been exemplifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be exemplifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been exemplifying |
1to be a very typical example of something, or to give an example like this: Moore’s case exemplifies the difficulty in diagnosing unusual illnesses.2to give an example of something: These problems are exemplified clearly in the report.—exemplification /ɪgˌzɛmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |