| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| exemplify |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ex·em·pli·fy |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   g-z m pl -f  |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies
1a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. To serve as an example of: scenes that exemplify the film director's style. 2. Law To make a certified copy of (a document). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English exemplifien, from Old French exemplifier, from Medieval Latin exemplific re : Latin exemplum, example; see example + Latin -ficre, -fy. | | OTHER FORMS: | ex·empli·fia·ble —ADJECTIVE
ex·empli·fier —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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