exemplify (redirected from exemplifies)

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).

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

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ex·empli·fia·ble adj.

ex·empli·fier n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	exemplify - be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue" represent embody, personify, be - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
	2.	exemplify - clarify by giving an example of illustrate, instance 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"

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exemplify

verb show, represent, display, demonstrate, instance, illustrate, exhibit, depict, manifest, evidence, embody, serve as an example of

Translations

exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪfaɪ] vt → ejemplificar

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exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪfaɪ] vt → illustrer

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exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪfaɪ] vt → verkörpern;

(illustrate) → veranschaulichen

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exemplify [ɪgˈzɛmplɪfaɪ] vt → esemplificare