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Exemplify
Pronunciation : Ex*em"pli*fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exemplified; p. pr. &. vb. n. Exemplifying.]
Etymology : [L. exemplum example + -fy: cf. LL. exemplificare to copy, serve as an example.]
Definition : 1. To show or illustrate by example. He did but . . . exemplify the principles in which he had been brought up. Cowper.
2. To copy; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or transcript of, under seal, as of a record. Holland.
3. To prove or show by an attested copy.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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