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exemplify
What does exemplify mean?
exemplify (verb): be characteristic of.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use exemplify in a sentence?
- This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce exemplify?
/ɪɡˈzɛmpləˌfaɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does exemplify come from?
From Middle English exemplifien, from Middle French exemplifier and its etymon Medieval Latin exemplificō, from Latin exemplum (“example”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “exemplify” mean?
to do things quickly
Not quite: that's what hurry means.
emerge from the eggs
Not quite: that's what hatch means.
to live or reside in
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be characteristic of
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