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exemplify

ex·em·pli·fy [ ig zémplə f ] (past and past participle ex·em·pli·fied, present participle ex·em·pli·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·em·pli·fies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. be example of something: to show or illustrate something by being a typical or model example of it
He exemplified all the qualities of a natural leader.

2. give example of something: to give an example or examples in order to make something clearer or more convincing
Perhaps you could exemplify your point with a few statistics.

3. law make copy of document: to make an official copy of a legal document

[15th century. < medieval Latin exemplificare< Latin exemplum (see example)]

ex·em·pli·fi·a·ble [ ig zèmplə f əb'l ] adjective
ex·em·pli·fi·ca·tion [ ig zèmpləfi káysh'n ] noun
ex·em·pli·fi·er noun
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