Exemplify Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

exemplify

/ɪgˈzɛmpləˌfaɪ/

verb

exemplifies;

exemplified;

exemplifying

exemplifies;

exemplified;

exemplifying

Britannica Dictionary definition of EXEMPLIFY

[+ object]

:

to be a very good example of (something)

:

to show (something) very clearly

• His works exemplify the taste of the period.
• a style exemplifying romanticism
• The city's economic growth is exemplified by the many new buildings that are currently under construction.

— exemplification

/ɪgˌzɛmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/

noun,

plural

exemplifications

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