typify [ tip -uh -fahy ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtɪp əˌfaɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
verb (used with object), typ·i·fied, typ·i·fy·ing.
to serve as a typical example of; exemplify. to serve as a symbol or emblem of; symbolize; prefigure.
to represent by a type or symbol.
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Origin of typify 1625–35; <Latin
typ (
us )
type +
-ify
OTHER WORDS FROM typify typ·i·fi·ca·tion, noun typ·i·fi·er, noun
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Words related to typify embody ,
epitomize ,
exemplify ,
illustrate ,
mirror ,
personify ,
sum up ,
symbolize ,
describe ,
feature ,
incarnate ,
mean ,
model ,
body forth ,
emblematize ,
stand for
How to use typify in a sentence The Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens have one of the oldest and most heated rivalries in all of North American professional sports, and no moment typifies the animosity between the teams more than the events of March 13, 1955.
Their flaws — turnovers, sacks, a poor third-down conversion rate — seem systemic, and Carson Wentz’s regression to one of the league’s worst quarterbacks typifies the team’s struggles.
But to be clear, masculine aggression has always typified and justified Republican foreign policy.
Eulogizing Vidal was to eulogize the now long-gone epoch he typified.
The "second friend" is typified by the relatives who follow him to the grave and leave him when the earth has covered his remains.
The poet, who went to fight for Greece and died there, typified "the holy alliance of poetry with the cause of the peoples."
And probably because the rose typified secrecy, while the cross was a protest against the tyranny and superstition of the Papacy.
He typified the worst of the Spanish folk, even as the young girl did the best.
Absolute Order may be considered as the manifestation of the Divine wisdom—it must be typified and symbolized in art.
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British Dictionary definitions for typify
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 , noun typifier , noun Word Origin for typify C17: from Latin typus type + -ify
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