exemplify
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exemplify
- /ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/
- /ɪɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English exemplifien, from Middle French exemplifier and its etymon Medieval Latin exemplificō, from Latin exemplum (“example”).
verb exemplifies · exemplifying · exemplified · exemplifie
- To show or illustrate by example. This slowness is very detrimental to its adoption: I will exemplify—I had cured a lady of a tiny tumour m her nose; she was pleased and grateful, and subsequently brought to me her niece, on whom the doctors were about to operate for a small ovarian tumour; I cured this tumour also, but it occupied
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To be an instance of or serve as an example.
[T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.
Similar: instance
- To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.
- To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.
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verb to show or illustrate by example
| Español | ejemplificar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 举例说明 |
| Português | exemplificar |
| Français | exemplifier, illustrer |
| Deutsch | exemplifizieren, veranschaulichen |
| Italiano | esemplificare |
| Русский | прояснить примером projasnit' primerom, показать на примере pokazat' na primere |
Talk about this word "exemplify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exemplify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exemplify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exemplify "exemplify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exemplify.Cite this
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title = {exemplify},
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