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typify

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typ·i·fy  (tp-f)
tr.v. typ·i·fied, typ·i·fy·ing, typ·i·fies
1. To serve as a typical example of; embody the essential characteristics of: a painting that typifies the artist's work.
2. To represent by an image, a form, or a model; symbolize or prefigure.
typi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
typi·fier n.
typify
Verb
[-fies, -fying, -fied]
1. to be typical of or characterize: the beers made here typify all that is best about the independent brewing sector
2. to symbolize or represent: a number of dissident intellectuals, typified by Andrei Sakharov
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.typifytypify - embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
epitomise, epitomize
stand for, symbolize, typify, symbolise, represent - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
2.typifytypify - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
stand for, symbolize, represent, symbolise
mean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
embody, personify, be - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
epitomise, epitomize, typify - embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
typify
verb represent, illustrate, sum up, characterize, embody, exemplify, personify, incarnate, epitomize
Translations
Spanish typify [ˈtɪpɪfaɪ] vt → tipificar
French typify [ˈtɪpɪfaɪ] vt → être caractéristique de
German typify [ˈtɪpɪfaɪ] vt → typisch sein für
Italian typify [ˈtɪpɪfaɪ] vt → essere tipico/a di
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In the array of funerals, too -- whether for the apparel of the dead body, or to typify, by manifold emblematic devices of sable cloth and snowy lawn, the sorrow of the survivors -- there was a frequent and characteristic demand for such labour as Hester Prynne could supply.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
The silence which marked the first great kill of the son of Tarzan was to typify all his future kills, just as the hideous victory cry of the bull ape had marked the kills of his mighty sire.
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
I have not meant to deceive you to your harm, but the temptation to be with you and those whom you typify must be my excuse.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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