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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.
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Origin of exemplify
OTHER WORDS FROM exemplify
ex·em·pli·fi·a·ble [ig-zem-pluh-fahy-uh-buhl], /ɪgˌzɛm pləˈfaɪ ə bəl/, adjectiveex·em·pli·fi·er, nounWords nearby exemplify
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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, nounWord Origin for exemplify
C15: via Old French from Medieval Latin exemplificāre, from Latin exemplum example + facere to make
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