exemplify, illustrate, instance
(verb) clarify by giving an example of
exemplify, represent
(verb) be characteristic of; “This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exemplify (third-person singular simple present exemplifies, present participle exemplifying, simple past and past participle exemplified)
(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
(transitive) To be an instance of or serve as an example.
(transitive) To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.
(transitive) To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*em"pli*fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exemplified; p. pr. &. vb. n. Exemplifying.] Etym: [L. exemplum example + -fy: cf. LL. exemplificare to copy, serve as an example.]
1. To show or illustrate by example. He did but . . . exemplify the principles in which he had been brought up. Cowper.
2. To copy; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or transcript of, under seal, as of a record. Holland.
3. To prove or show by an attested copy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
