to typify
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5.8
- verb
- /ˈtɪpɪˌfaɪ/
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ejemplificar
- The series of photos typifies the changing seasons in our town.
- typifies the pattern
- typifies this significant stage
- typifies this kind
Look, if that doesn't typify a good CIA officer, I don't know what the hell does.
- Look, if that doesn't typify a good CIA officer, I don't know what the hell does.
- That same elegance typifies Jeremy's critical writings, whether a review of a single concerto or an essay on the life work of a major composer.
- And she also, you know, what typifies Missus Gortzema was amazing.
- And I feel like really got to typify what the whole experience was about.
- For me, that was my first break point and that typifies the meaning behind break point.
Examples
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The eminent education historian Diane Ravitch, a leading opponent of the new trends, typifies these contradictions.
Academic text (1991) -
The European conquest of American Indians typifies the process of internal colonialism.
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The Bears to me really typify rock and roll.
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And that typifies what we're going into now.
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However, there are certain fundamental principles that typify most of these statutes.
Academic text (1992) -
Their accomplishments typify the qualities that we seek to honor with the Klumpke-Roberts Award.
Academic text (1991) -
I think the, the, the big debate really is over what we might call right wing populism as, as typified by Sarah Palin.
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Chile, under the guidance of then Finance Minister Andres Velasco, typified this resilience.
Academic text (2011) -
For Collins and Halverson, lifelong learning is typified by individuals learning together, with an interactive pedagogy and embedded assessment.
Academic text (2011) -
That same elegance typifies Jeremy's critical writings, whether a review of a single concerto or an essay on the life work of a major composer.
Synonyms
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3.4
Be an example of a group, quality, or part of a total
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3.8
To describe the main qualities of a person or thing
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6.8
To show something clearly by using a real situation
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7.3
A perfect example that shows the main qualities of something
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Etymology
The word typify comes from type, which means 'model' or 'kind', and the ending -ify, which means 'make' or 'do'. So to typify is to show the main qualities of a group or to be a clear example of that kind.