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单词 exemplify
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•em•pli•fy /ɪgˈzɛmpləˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to show or illustrate by example.
  2. to furnish or serve as an example of;
    typify.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•em•pli•fy  (ig zemplə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to show or illustrate by example.
  2. to furnish or serve as an example of:The plays of Wilde exemplify the comedy of manners.
  3. Lawto transcribe or copy;
    make an attested copy of (a document) under seal.
  • Medieval Latin exemplificāre to copy. See exemplum, -ify
  • Middle French exemplifier
  • late Middle English exemplifien 1375–1425
ex•empli•fi′a•ble, adj. 
ex•empli•fi′er, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged typify, epitomize, depict, embody.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
exemplify /ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)
  1. to show by example
  2. to serve as an example of
  3. to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal
  4. to transcribe (a legal document)
Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Medieval Latin exemplificāre, from Latin exemplum example + facere to make

exˈempliˌfiable adj exˌemplifiˈcation n exˈemplifiˌcative adj exˈempliˌfier n
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