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exampling

Variant of example

noun

  1. something selected to show the nature or character of the rest; single part or unit used as a sample; typical instance
  2. a case, punishment, etc. that serves as a warning or caution: to fine a speeder as an example to others
  3. a person or thing to be imitated; model; pattern; precedent
  4. a problem, as in mathematics, designed to illustrate a principle or method

transitive verb exampled, exampling

to exemplify: obs., except in the passive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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