Exemplify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be characteristic of

clarify by giving an example of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɛmplᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɛmplɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɛmplɪfˌaɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɛmplᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

illustrate represent instance

Parts of Speech

verb	be characteristic of “This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue”
verb	clarify by giving an example of

Word Forms

exemplification	noun	a representational or typifying form or model
example	noun	a representative form or pattern
illustrative	adjective	clarifying by use of examples
illustration	noun	showing by example
instance	noun	an item of information that is typical of a class or group

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

veranschaulichen

charakteristisch sein für

🇫🇷French

exemplifier

être caractéristique de

🇪🇸Spanish

ejemplificar

ser característico de

🇮🇹Italian

esemplificare

essere caratteristico di

🇳🇱Dutch

illustreren

kenmerkend zijn voor

🇵🇹Portuguese

exemplificar

ser característico de

🇷🇺Russian

служить примером

быть характерным для

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदाहरण देना

की विशेषता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

উদাহরণ দেওয়া

বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

எடுத்துக்காட்டு

பண்பு இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉదహరించండి

లక్షణంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उदाहरण द्या

चे वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાહરણ આપવું

ની લાક્ષણિકતા બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದಾಹರಿಸಿ

ಲಕ್ಷಣವಾಗಿರಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദാഹരിക്കുക

എന്നതിൻ്റെ സവിശേഷതയായിരിക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਹਰਣ ਦਿਓ

ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مثال دینا

کی خصوصیت ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

举例说明

具有以下特征

🇯🇵Japanese

例証する

特徴的である

🇰🇷Korean

예시하다

특징이 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm gương mẫu

là đặc trưng của

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นตัวอย่าง

เป็นลักษณะของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memberikan contoh

menjadi ciri khas dari

🇵🇭Filipino

halimbawa

maging katangian ng

🇲🇾Malay

contohi

menjadi ciri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجسيد

تكون مميزة

🇮🇷Persian

مثال زدن

مشخصه باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

örneklemek

karakteristik olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַדגִים

להיות אופייני ל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'exemplify'?

The primary meaning of 'exemplify' is 'be characteristic of'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'exemplify' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'exemplify' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exemplify' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exemplify' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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