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EXEMPLIFY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: exemplified   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clarify by giving an example of

Synonyms:

exemplify; illustrate; instance

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "exemplify" is one way to...):

dilate; elaborate; enlarge; expand; expatiate; exposit; expound; flesh out; lucubrate (add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

example (an item of information that is typical of a class or group)

example (something to be imitated)

example (a representative form or pattern)

example (an occurrence of something)

exemplification (showing by example)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be characteristic of

Example:

This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue

Synonyms:

exemplify; represent

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "exemplify" is one way to...):

be; embody; personify (represent, as of a character on stage)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

example (an item of information that is typical of a class or group)

example (a representative form or pattern)

exemplification (a representational or typifying form or model)

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