Exemplify

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛɡˈzÉ›mplɪfaɪ/, /ɪɡˈzÉ›mplɪfaɪ/

Alternative forms

• exemplifie

Origin

From Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum ("example").

Full definition of exemplify

Verb

1. (transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
2. (transitive) To be an instance of or serve as an example.
• 14 September 2013, Jane Shilling, The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language], The 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.