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Exemplify

//ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To show or illustrate by example. transitive
  2. 2
    clarify by giving an example of wordnet
  3. 3
    To be an instance of or serve as an example. transitive

    "[T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD."

  4. 4
    be typical of wordnet
  5. 5
    To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal. transitive
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  1. 6
    To prove by such an attested copy or transcript. transitive

Etymology

From Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum (“example”).

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