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Verb: exemplify  ig'zem-plu,fI or eg'zem-plu,fI
  1. Be characteristic of
    "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue";
    - represent
     
  2. Clarify by giving an example of
    - illustrate, instance

Derived forms: exemplifying, exemplifies, exemplified

Type of: be, dilate, elaborate, embody, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate [archaic], personify

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