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Typify

Typify Meaning & Definition
Typify Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Typify?

[v] express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
[v] embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Typify: epitomise | epitomize | represent | stand for | symbolise | symbolize

Related Terms | Find terms related to Typify:

See Also | be | embody | epitomise | epitomize | intend | mean | personify | represent | stand for | symbolise | symbolize | typify | typify

Typify In Webster's Dictionary

\Typ"i*fy\, v. t. To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to be the type of; as, the genus {Rosa} typifies the family {Rosace[ae]}, which in turn typifies the series {Rosales}.
\Typ"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Typified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Typifying}.] [Type + -fy.] To represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that was slain, and the scapegoat in the wilderness. --Sir T. Browne.

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