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   exemplify

   /ɪɡˈzɛmplɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. be a typical example of: "the best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino of Jerez" Similar typifyepitomizebe a typical example ofserve as a typical example ofrepresentbe representative ofsymbolizepersonifyembodybe the embodiment ofdemonstrateshow
   • 2. illustrate or clarify by giving an example: "he exemplified his point with an anecdote" Similar illustrategive an example ofgive an instance ofdemonstrateinstancerare:instantiate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum ‘sample’ (see example).

   Derivatives

   • 1. exemplification noun

   Scrabble Points: 26

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