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Antonyms for exemplifying

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ig-zem-pluh-fahy
Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzɛm pləˌfaɪ

Definition of exemplifying

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to illustrate by examples, to instruct by (good) example," from Medieval Latin exemplificare "to illustrate," from Latin exemplum (see example). Meaning "to serve as an example" is recorded from 1793. Related: Exemplified; exemplifies; exemplifying.
  • verb serve as an example
Example sentences :
  • And in exemplifying the remark, he relates his anecdote of "Unnion and Valentine."
  • Extract from : « My Schools and Schoolmasters » by Hugh Miller
  • This room is also an interesting apartment, exemplifying his life as a sportsman.
  • Extract from : « Historic Homes » by Mary H. Northend
  • "The Dean is only exemplifying his etymology on 'top side t'other way,'" cried Linton.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • Miss Claribel smiled, and so did my mother, exemplifying the numerous meanings that can be conveyed by that position of the lips.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 437, March 1852 » by Various
  • They too are now exemplifying the possession of that constructive imagination which builds large and beyond the present.
  • Extract from : « Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913 » by Various
  • With hoof feet and knee, possibly copied from a fine Queen Anne piece, exemplifying the best work of country cabinet-maker.
  • Extract from : « Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture » by Arthur Hayden
  • Addison praised Pope for exemplifying the faults in the language which condemned them.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10) » by Alexander Pope
  • It is seldom that the exemplifying device of the pioneer inventor is a perfect one.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 » by Various
  • The transparency of pelagic organisms is frequently cited as exemplifying cryptic colouring.
  • Extract from : « The Making of Species » by Douglas Dewar
  • This case was one of special interest as exemplifying the results dependent on variations in velocity on the part of the bullet.
  • Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins

Synonyms for exemplifying

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