Meaning of EXEMPLIFY
| Pronunciation: | | ig'zemplu`fI
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- [v] clarify by giving an example of
- [v] be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
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| | Synonyms: | | illustrate, instance, represent |
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| | See Also: | | be, dilate, elaborate, embody, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, personify | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*em"pli*fy\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exemplified}; p.
pr. &. vb. n. {Exemplifying}.] [L. exemplum example + -fy:
cf. LL. exemplificare to copy, serve as an example.]
1. To show or illustrate by example.
He did but . . . exemplify the principles in which
he had been brought up. --Cowper.
2. To copy; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or
transcript of, under seal, as of a record. --Holland.
3. To prove or show by an attested copy.
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