- 1exemplify 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.
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- 2exemplify 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.
exemplify
verbNAmE//ɪɡˈzɛmpləˌfaɪ//
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they exemplify he / she / it exemplifies
past simple exemplified
-ing form exemplifying
NAmE//ɪɡˌzɛmpləfəˈkeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable, countable]See exemplify in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: exemplify