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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 [ɪgˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)
1. to show by example
2. to serve as an example of
3. (Law) Law
a.  to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal
b.  to transcribe (a legal document)
[via Old French from Medieval Latin exemplificāre, from Latin exemplum example + facere to make]
exemplifiable  adj
exemplification  n
exemplificative  adj
exemplifier  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
verb show, represent, display, demonstrate, instance, illustrate, exhibit, depict, manifest, evidence, embody, serve as an example of Her character exemplifies the emotional turmoil of many women.
Translations
exemplify [ɪgˈzemplɪfaɪ] VT (= illustrate) → ejemplificar, ilustrar; (= be an example of) → demostrar
as exemplified by his refusal to cooperatesegún lo demuestra su negativa de cooperar

exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪfaɪ] vt (= typify) → être l'illustration de

exemplify

exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ] vt (illustrate) → spiegare con esempi, esemplificare; (be an example of) → essere un esempio di
exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ] vt (illustrate) → spiegare con esempi, esemplificare; (be an example of) → essere un esempio di

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 toimia esimerkkinä illustrer לְשָמֵש דוּגמָה दृष्टान्त देना pokazati na primjeru példáz menjadi teladan gefa dæmi um esemplificare 例証する ...의 예가 되다 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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