Meaning of TYPIFY
| Pronunciation: | | 'tipu`fI
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- [v] express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
- [v] embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
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| | Synonyms: | | epitomise, epitomize, represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize |
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| | See Also: | | be, embody, epitomise, epitomize, intend, mean, personify, represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify, typify | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Typ"i*fy\, v. t.
To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to be
the type of; as, the genus {Rosa} typifies the family
{Rosace[ae]}, which in turn typifies the series {Rosales}.
\Typ"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Typified}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Typifying}.] [Type + -fy.]
To represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance.
Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that was
slain, and the scapegoat in the wilderness. --Sir T.
Browne.
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