exemplify

English

Alternative forms

• exemplifie

Etymology

From Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum (“example”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/, /ɪɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/

Verb

exemplify (third-person singular simple present exemplif, present participle ies, simple past and past participle exemplified)

1. (transitive) to show or illustrate by example
2. (transitive) to be an instance of or serve as an example
   • 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)‎^[1], page R28:

     [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.

3. (transitive) to make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal
4. (transitive) to prove by such an attested copy or transcript

Translations

to show as an example

• Catalan: exemplificar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 举例说明

• Faroese: lýsa við dømum, geva dømi um
• French: illustrer (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: veranschaulichen (de), erläutern (de), anhand eines Beispiels vorführen
• Maori: whakatauira
• Portuguese: exemplificar (pt)
• Spanish: ejemplificar (es)
• Turkish: örnek olma