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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Exemplify \Ex*em"pli*fy\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exemplified}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Exemplifying}.] [L. exemplum example + -fy: cf.
LL. exemplificare to copy, serve as an example.]
1. To show or illustrate by example.
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He did but . . . exemplify the principles in which
he had been brought up. --Cowper.
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2. To copy; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or
transcript of, under seal, as of a record. --Holland.
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3. To prove or show by an attested copy.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
exemplify
v 1: be characteristic of; "This compositional style is
exemplified by this fugue" [syn: {represent}]
2: clarify by giving an example of [syn: {illustrate}, {instance}]
[also: {exemplified}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
exemplified
See {exemplify}
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