ex ‧ em ‧ pli ‧ fy /ɪɡˈzempləfaɪ, ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle exemplified , present participle exemplifying , third person singular exemplifies ) [transitive] formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: exemplificare , from Latin exemplum ; ⇨ ↑ example ]
1 . to be a very typical example of something:
The building exemplifies the style of architecture which was popular at the time.
2 . to give an example of something:
Problems are exemplified in the report.
—exemplification /ɪɡˌzempləfəˈkeɪʃ ə n, ɪɡˌzemplɪfəˈkeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]