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exemplify

[ig-zem-pluh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

exemplified, exemplifying 
  1. to show or illustrate by example.

  2. to furnish or serve as an example of.

    The plays of Wilde exemplify the comedy of manners.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. Law.to transcribe or copy; make an attested copy of (a document) under seal.



exemplify

/ ɪɡˈɛɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to show by example

  2. to serve as an example of

  3. law

    1. to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal

    2. to transcribe (a legal document)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • exemplifiable adjective
  • exemplifier noun
  • ˈ𳾱ھˌپ adjective
  • ˈ𳾱ˌھ noun
  • ˈ𳾱ˌھ adjective
  • ˌ𳾱ھˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exemplify1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English exemplifien, from Middle French exemplifier, from Medieval Latin 𳾱ھ “to copy”; See exemplum, -ify
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exemplify1

C15: via Old French from Medieval Latin 𳾱ھ, from Latin exemplum example + facere to make
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Diamond argued that Americans and Europeans exemplify the freedoms of modernity, while more “traditional societies” oppress people by restricting their travel.

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Her story exemplifies the mercenary nature of the international marriage market.

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Immigration, more than any other part of Trump’s agenda, exemplifies the Silicon Valley cliché of moving fast and breaking things.

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Coming to the crease after top-order failures is not unfamiliar territory for Root, who exemplified remarkable calm and assuredness from ball one.

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Nominated for 10 Tony Awards, “Maybe Happy Ending” exemplifies the qualities that have made the 42-year-old Arden not just an acknowledged Broadway maestro but a collaborative visionary.

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