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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·em·pli·fy
[ig-zem-pluh-fahy] Pronunciation Key
[ig-zem-pluh-fahy] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
| 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. |
| 3. | Law. to transcribe or copy; make an attested copy of (a document) under seal. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ex·em·pli·fy
(ĭg-zěm'plə-fī') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies
[Middle English exemplifien, from Old French exemplifier, from Medieval Latin exemplificāre : Latin exemplum, example; see example + Latin -ficāre, -fy.] ex·em'pli·fi'a·ble adj., ex·em'pli·fi'er n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| exemplify | |
verb | |
| 1. | be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue" |
| 2. | clarify by giving an example of |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Exemplify
Ex*em"pli*fy\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exemplified; p. pr. &. vb. n. Exemplifying.] [L. exemplum example + -fy: cf. LL. exemplificare to copy, serve as an example.]1. To show or illustrate by example. He did but . . . exemplify the principles in which he had been brought up. --Cowper. 2. To copy; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or transcript of, under seal, as of a record. --Holland. 3. To prove or show by an attested copy.
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