typify
[ tip-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈtɪp əˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), typ·i·fied, typ·i·fy·ing.
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OTHER WORDS FROM typify
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Example sentences from the Web for typify
The tutelary divinity was generally a typification of the national character.
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British Dictionary definitions for typify
typify
/ (ˈtɪpɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to be typical of; characterize
to symbolize or represent completely, by or as if by a type
Derived forms of typify
typification, nountypifier, nounWord Origin for typify
C17: from Latin typus type + -ify
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