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exemplify

[ig-zem-pluh-fahy]

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verb (used with object)

exemplified, exemplifying

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 /

verb

to show by example
to serve as an example of
law
1. to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal
2. to transcribe (a legal document)

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Other Word Forms

exemplifiable adjective
exemplifier noun
exemplificative adjective
exemplification noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exemplify¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English exemplifien, from Middle French exemplifier, from Medieval Latin exemplificāre “to copy”; See exemplum, -ify

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exemplify¹

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

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Example Sentences

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Sciver-Brunt is the quiet, composed captain who lets her cricket do the talking - exemplified by a sparkling 117 against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday.

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exemplified exempli gratia

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