TYPIFY


Meaning of TYPIFY in English

typ ‧ i ‧ fy /ˈtɪpəfaɪ, ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle typified , present participle typifying , third person singular typifies ) [transitive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ type , ↑ typology ; adjective : ↑ typical ≠ ↑ atypical , ↑ typological ; verb : ↑ typify ; adverb : ↑ typically ]

1 . to be a typical example of something:

the features which typify a Scottish Highland landscape

non-violent protest, typified by Gandhi

2 . to be a typical part or feature of something:

the long complicated sentences that typify legal documents

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.