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exemplify

[ig-zem-pluh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

exemplified, exemplifying 
  1. to show or illustrate by example.

  2. to furnish or serve as an example of.

    The plays of Wilde exemplify the comedy of manners.

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



exemplify

/ ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. to show by example

  2. to serve as an example of

  3. law

    1. to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal

    2. to transcribe (a legal document)

“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
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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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Chunk received the most votes in a competition between 12 brown bears where voters pick the one they believe "best exemplifies fatness and success" as they prepare for winter hibernation.

From BBC

A vintage clip from “The Apprentice” also makes a cameo to exemplify the way “Springer” made saying anything we think of into a virtue.

From Salon

Furthermore, the administration’s chaotic policy implementation, exemplified by confusion over H-1B visa fees and the Georgia battery factory ICE raid that detained 300 South Korean workers, is undermining business confidence and international partnerships.

This new, increasing embrace has resulted in a fusion of East Asian culture with Western trends, best exemplified by the massive success of “KPop Demon Hunters.”

From Salon

No one on the current American stage exemplified that better than Kirk — and, of course, his friend and mentor now in the White House, who is also a celebrity in a very different register.

From Salon

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