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exemplify
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ex·em·pli·fy  (g-zmpl-f)
tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies
1.
a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument.
b. To serve as an example of: scenes that exemplify the film director's style.
2. Law To make a certified copy of (a document).

[Middle English exemplifien, from Old French exemplifier, from Medieval Latin exemplificre : Latin exemplum, example; see example + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

ex·empli·fia·ble adj.
ex·empli·fier n.

exemplify
Verb
[-fies, -fying, -fied]
1. to show by example
2. to serve as an example of [Latin exemplum example + facere to make]
exemplification n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.exemplify - be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
embody, personify, be - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
2.exemplify - clarify by giving an example of
elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, flesh out, exposit, enlarge, expand - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

exemplify
Translations
exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪfaɪ] vtejemplificar

exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪfaɪ] vtillustrer

exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪfaɪ] vtverkörpern;
(illustrate) → veranschaulichen

exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪfaɪ] vtesemplificare

exemplify
v exemplify [igˈzemplifai]
to be an example of; to show by means of an example His originality as a composer is exemplified by the following group of songs. voorbeelde gee يَضْرِبُ مَثَلا служа за пример doložit příkladem være et eksempel på; eksemplificere; demonstrere veranschaulichen είμαι χαρακτηριστικό παράδειγμα, εξηγώ με παραδείγματα ejemplificar, ilustrar näiteks olema نمونۀ چیزی بودن؛ الگو بودن valaista illustrer לְשָמֵש דוּגמָה दृष्टान्त देना pokazati na primjeru példáz menjadi teladan gefa dæmi um esemplificare 例証する 예가 되다, 예증하다 iliustruoti derēt par paraugu; ilustrēt ar piemēru memberikan contoh illustreren eksemplifisere, illustrere ilustrować exemplificar a ilustra служить примером uviesť príklad ponazoriti služiti za primer exemplifiera เป็นตัวอย่าง örneklemek, örnek olmak 舉例證明 ставити за взірець, бути прикладом làm thí dụ cho


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