1.
[syn: exemplifying, illustrative]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
exemplifying \exemplifying\ adj.
1. clarifying by use of examples.
Syn: illustrative.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Exemplify \Ex*em"pli*fy\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exemplified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Exemplifying.] [L. exemplum example + -fy: cf.
LL. exemplificare to copy, serve as an example.]
1. To show or illustrate by example.
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He did but . . . exemplify the principles in which
he had been brought up. --Cowper.
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2. To copy; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or
transcript of, under seal, as of a record. --Holland.
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3. To prove or show by an attested copy.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
exemplifying
adj 1: clarifying by use of examples [syn: exemplifying,
illustrative]