Associations to the word «Exemplify»

Wiktionary

EXEMPLIFY, verb. (transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
EXEMPLIFY, verb. (transitive) To be an instance of or serve as an example.
EXEMPLIFY, verb. (transitive) To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.

Dictionary definition

EXEMPLIFY, verb. Be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue".
EXEMPLIFY, verb. Clarify by giving an example of.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke