typifyverb [ T, not continuous ]
uk/ˈtɪp.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈtɪp.ə.faɪ/Something that typifies a particular group of things shows all the characteristics that you would usually expect from it:
With his blond, blue-eyed athletic looks, he typifies the all-American boy next door.
to be characteristic of something:
His latest book reflects the old preoccupations with sex and religion that typify much of his work.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
- analogy
- archetype
- be sb all over idiom
- betoken
- by way of idiom
- genre
- hold
- mark
- mirror
- Mr
- Mrs
- quintessential
- representative
- stand
- trademark
- true
- trust
- trust sb (to do sth)! idiom
- typical
- typically
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