exemplify
verbOPAL W
/ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/
/ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they exemplify | /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it exemplifies | /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪz/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple exemplified | /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪd/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle exemplified | /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪd/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form exemplifying | /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- exemplify something to be a typical example of something
- Her early work is exemplified in her book, ‘A Study of Children's Minds’.
- His food exemplifies Italian cooking at its best.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- perfectly
- well
- …
- exemplify something to give an example in order to make something clearer synonym illustrate
- She exemplified each of the points she was making with an amusing anecdote.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- perfectly
- well
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum ‘sample’, from eximere ‘take out’, from ex- ‘out’ + emere ‘take’.