transitive. To support, illustrate, or demonstrate (an assertion, general rule, etc.) with an example or examples.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > be instanced or exemplified [verb (intransitive)] > give an instance or example (7) exemplify?a1439 transitive. To support, illustrate, or demonstrate (an assertion, general rule, etc.) with an example or examples. to give or make instance1592 A fact or example brought forward in support of a general assertion or an argument, or in illustration of a general truth. Hence, any thing, person… example1616 intransitive. To cite or supply examples in support or illustration of an assertion, general rule, etc.; = exemplify, v. 1a. Obsolete. sample1871 To present samples or specimens of. Also, to serve as a sample of. to give (one) a for instance1959 for instance. As n., an example. Frequently in to give (one) a for instance. colloquial (originally U.S.). Subcategories:— cite examples by way of illustration (2) |
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