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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: embody, depict, epitomize, typify

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


exemplify

/ ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ /

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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Derived Forms

  • exˈemplifiˌcative, adjective
  • exˈempliˌfier, noun
  • exˈempliˌfiable, adjective
  • exˌemplifiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From

  • ex·em·pli·fi·a·ble [ig-zem-pl, uh, -, fahy, -, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ex·em·pli·fi·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exemplify1

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

Origin of exemplify1

C15: via Old French from Medieval Latin exemplificāre, from Latin exemplum example + facere to make

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