typify

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/ ˈtɪp əˌfaɪ /

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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, nountyp·i·fi·er, noun

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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.
The NHL’s Most Bitter Rivalry Is On Pause. But It Could Come Back With A Vengeance.|Terrence Doyle|February 18, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
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.
All four NFC East teams have three wins. For Washington, that means it’s full steam ahead.|Sam Fortier|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
But to be clear, masculine aggression has always typified and justified Republican foreign policy.
The GOP’s Limp ‘Emasculate Obama’ Ploy|Sally Kohn|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eulogizing Vidal was to eulogize the now long-gone epoch he typified.
Gore Vidal Epitomized an Era When Writers Were Like Rock Stars|Malcolm Jones|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The "second friend" is typified by the relatives who follow him to the grave and leave him when the earth has covered his remains.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
The poet, who went to fight for Greece and died there, typified "the holy alliance of poetry with the cause of the peoples."
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
And probably because the rose typified secrecy, while the cross was a protest against the tyranny and superstition of the Papacy.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
He typified the worst of the Spanish folk, even as the young girl did the best.
The Ghost Breaker|Charles Goddard
Absolute Order may be considered as the manifestation of the Divine wisdom—it must be typified and symbolized in art.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863|Various

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, noun

Word Origin for typify

C17: from Latin typus type + -ify

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