exemplify

To exemplify is defined as to be the perfect example of something or to give an example to illustrate a point.

(verb)

When a piece of art is the perfect example of the modern art movement, it is an example of the art that exemplifies the modern art movement.
An example of exemplify is when you give an example in your speech to illustrate what you are trying to say.

See exemplify in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to show by example; serve as an example of
to make a legally attested or certified copy or transcript of (a document) under seal

Origin: ME exemplifien < OFr exemplifier < ML exemplificare < L exemplum, an example + facere, to make, do

See exemplify in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies

a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument.
b. To serve as an example of: scenes that exemplify the film director's style.
Law To make a certified copy of (a document).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English exemplifien

Origin: , from Old French exemplifier

Origin: , from Medieval Latin exemplificāre

Origin: : Latin exemplum, example; see example

Origin: + Latin -ficāre, -fy

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