Exemplify Meaning
/ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo show or illustrate by example.
verbTo be an instance of or serve as an example.
Sentence Examples
The teacher used examples to exemplify the concept.
Her actions exemplify the company's values.
These beautiful paintings exemplify the artistic style of the Renaissance.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
These new policies ____ the company's commitment to sustainability.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
These new policies ____ the company's commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum (“example”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD."
— 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R28:
"Of course, closure of the West station took away the hotel's raison d'être. In May 2012, the local newspaper reported that this historic hotel, by then rated the town's worst (exemplified by its final review: "Please avoid at all costs"), was to be converted into 31 first-time-buyer one-bedroom flats."
— 2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Bournemouth (circa 1880)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 60:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
These new policies ____ the company's commitment to sustainability.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
These new policies ____ the company's commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.