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typify

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typ⋅i⋅fy

  [tip-uh-fahy]
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
1. to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
2. to serve as a symbol or emblem of; symbolize; prefigure.
3. to represent by a type or symbol.
Origin:
1625–35; < L typ(us) type + -ify

Related forms:
typ⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
typ⋅i⋅fi⋅er, noun
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typ·i·fy   (tĭp'ə-fī')   
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.

typ'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n., typ'i·fi'er n.
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Word Origin & History

typify 
1634, "to represent by a symbol," from L. typus (see type). Meaning "to serve as a typical specimen of some class, etc." is attested from 1854.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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