typify

Verb

Synonyms: epitomize epitomise symbolize symbolise stand for represent

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of“The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition”Synonyms: epitomize epitomise
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol“What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?”Synonyms: symbolize symbolise stand for represent

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Typify \Typ"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Typified; p. pr. & vb. n. Typifying.] [Type + -fy.]

1.To represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. [1913 Webster]

Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that was slain, and the scapegoat in the wilderness.— Sir T. Browne.[1913 Webster]

2.To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to be the type of; as, the genus Rosa typifies the family Rosaceae, which in turn typifies the series Rosales. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]