typ·i·fy [ típpə f ](past and past participletyp·i·fied, present participletyp·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singulartyp·i·fies)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. be typical of something: to have all or most of the characteristics of a particular type of person or thing and therefore be a suitable example of it a community that typifies small-town America
2. symbolize something: to be a symbolic representation of something
