typify

  • 11typify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1622 1. to represent in typical fashion ; to constitute a typical mark or instance of < realism…that typified his earlier work Current Biography > 2. to embody the essential or salient characteristics of ; be&#8230; …

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  • 12typify — typification, n. typifier, n. /tip euh fuy /, v.t., typified, typifying. 1. to serve as a typical example of; exemplify. 2. to serve as a symbol or emblem of; symbolize; prefigure. 3. to represent by a type or symbol. [1625 35; < L typ(us) TYPE + …

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  • 13typify — verb /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/ a) To embody, exemplify; to represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. His attitude typifies the attitude of young people today …

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  • 14typify — Synonyms and related words: advert to, allude to, augur, be taken as, betoken, body forth, characterize, denominate, denote, designate, divine, emblematize, embody, epitomize, evince, exemplify, figure, finger, foretoken, hint, illustrate,&#8230; …

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  • 15typify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. symbolize, exemplify, embody, represent; prefigure. See indication, conformity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exemplify, symbolize, embody; see mean 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. exemplify,&#8230; …

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  • 16typify — typ|i|fy [ tıpı,faı ] verb transitive never progressive 1. ) to be an excellent or typical example of something 2. ) to be a typical part or feature of something: be typified by something (=have something as a typical part or feature): Meningitis …

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  • 17typify — typ·i·fy || tɪpɪfaɪ v. represent; characterize …

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  • 18typify — verb (typifies, typifying, typified) be typical of. Derivatives typification noun typifier noun …

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  • 19typify — v. a. Figure, indicate, betoken, denote, represent, stand for, shadow forth …

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  • 20typify — verb the girls basketball team typifies the school spirit of our student body Syn: epitomize, exemplify, characterize, be representative of; personify, embody, be emblematic of …

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