exemplify
Americanverb
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to show by example
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to serve as an example of
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law
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to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal
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to transcribe (a legal document)
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Other Word Forms
- exemplifiable adjective
- exemplification noun
- exemplificative adjective
- exemplifier noun
Etymology
Origin of exemplify
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English exemplifien, from Middle French exemplifier, from Medieval Latin exemplificāre “to copy”; See exemplum, -ify
Example Sentences
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“This organization exemplifies what it means to come together as one, for a greater purpose,” Kershaw said that day, “and to represent something so much bigger than themselves.”
From Los Angeles Times
“The sacrifices made by military families are immeasurable, and California stands in solidarity with them, united in grief and gratitude,” he said, adding that Marzan’s service “exemplifies the highest ideals of our state and country.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Pretty in Pink,” released in theaters 40 years ago this week, exemplifies an ideal marriage of the two.
From Salon
Two of the stories here, among her best, exemplify that skill.
From Los Angeles Times
In this regard, Mr. Rachel’s book exemplifies what the French controversialist Renaud Camus calls the second career of Adolf Hitler: the long hangover of inexplicable catastrophe.
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