typify : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: typify	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for typify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
typify v embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition" Synonym(s): typify, epitomize, epitomise express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" Synonym(s): typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typify \Typ"i*fy\, v. t. To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to be the type of; as, the genus {Rosa} typifies the family {Rosace[91]}, which in turn typifies the series {Rosales}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typify \Typ"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Typified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Typifying}.] [Type + -fy.] To represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that was slain, and the scapegoat in the wilderness. --Sir T. Browne.