- to show by example
- to serve as an example of
- to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal
- to transcribe (a legal document)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•em•pli•fy /ɪgˈzɛmpləˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to show or illustrate by example.
- to furnish or serve as an example of;
typify.
ex•em•pli•fy
(ig zem′plə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing.
ex•em′pli•fi′a•ble, adj.
ex•em′pli•fi′er, n.
- to show or illustrate by example.
- to furnish or serve as an example of:The plays of Wilde exemplify the comedy of manners.
- Lawto transcribe or copy;
make an attested copy of (a document) under seal.
- Medieval Latin exemplificāre to copy. See exemplum, -ify
- Middle French exemplifier
- late Middle English exemplifien 1375–1425
ex•em′pli•fi′er, n.
- 2. typify, epitomize, depict, embody.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
exemplify /ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied) (transitive)
'exemplify' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
example
- represent
- commentary
- determinism
- embody
- exemplification
- exemplificative
- illustrate
- instance
- personify
- police
- re-present
- typify