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typify

[ tip-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

typified, typifying.
  1. to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
  2. to serve as a symbol or emblem of; symbolize; prefigure.
  3. to represent by a type or symbol.


typify

/ ˈɪɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to be typical of; characterize
  2. to symbolize or represent completely, by or as if by a type
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲ辱ھˈپDz, noun
  • ˈٲ辱ˌھ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٲi·ھ·tDz noun
  • ٲi·ھe noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of typify1

1625–35; < Latin typ ( us ) type + -ify
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Word History and Origins

Origin of typify1

C17: from Latin typus type + -ify
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His predecessor sort of looked like Palpatine in Prada shoes, and his contemporary detractors are perhaps best typified by verified X accounts with Knights Templar profile pictures making threads about how “DEI killed Christ.”

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Freeman did the damage out wide to take the game away from Clermont but the England star who typified Saints' fightback and subsequent dominance was Pollock.

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Propelled by the chart-topping single “Listen to the Man Said,” "Venus and Mars" typified Wings’ warm, cozy and colorful 1970s vibe.

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Dessers typified the effort: strutting, lethal and head and shoulders ahead of more celebrated strikers down the other end.

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It was a remarkable moment on a day typified by less animated speeches about the dangers of big government and the accomplishments of Trump's first month back in the White House.

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