exemplify

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Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/(ig-ZEM-plih-fy)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

是…的典范；例证；体现

Definition

To serve as a typical example of something; to illustrate by example.

Word family

  • exemplification/ɪɡˌzɛmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/(n)例证
  • exemplary/ɪɡˈzɛmpləri/(adj)模范的

Collocations

  • exemplify values
  • exemplify best practice
  • perfectly exemplifies
  • exemplary behavior

Examples

  1. 1.Her career exemplifies the power of perseverance. (is a perfect example of)
  2. 2.The school's exemplary results set a benchmark for others. (adj: outstanding)

Synonyms

  • illustrate/ˈɪləstreɪt/— show by example
  • demonstrate/ˈdɛmənstreɪt/— prove by showing
  • typify/ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/— be a typical example

Etymology

from Latin "exemplificare" — exemplum (example) + facere (to make) — to make an example