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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, 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 Private equity investors — typified by firms like Bain Capital, Apollo Global Management, TPG, KKR and Blackstone — are different from venture capitalists, who provide a cash infusion to small startups and hope they blossom into the next Facebook.
That also typifies the second season of the show itself, which has somewhat lost its own way, and would be wise to rediscover its original grimdark-with-a-dash-of-Skinemax spirit.
Washington allowed an opening-drive score for the sixth time in seven games, and the final play typified the defense’s struggles.
The idea behind The Emancipator, according to The New York Times, will be to bring new relevance to the 20th tradition of opinion-driven reporting typified by anti-slavery publications.
His hero, Gulliver, discovers race after race of beings who typify the genera in his classification of mankind.
It has long been the custom for advertisers in the continental journals to typify their wares.
Therefore, when you fight for us you fight not only for yourself, but for everything you typify .
While men may not have intended to typify anything in the case, God did.
The fair, handsome youth, wrapped now in the blankets, seemed to him to typify all the Austrian qualities.
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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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