typify

[ US /ˈtɪpəˌfaɪ/ ]
[ UK /tˈɪpɪfˌa‍ɪ/ ]
VERB
  1. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
    What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
  2. embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
    The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
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How To Use typify In A Sentence

  • Hornbills, starlings, vultures, rollers, bee eaters and shrikes typify the ubiquitous 1 avifauna 2 of the Kruger.
  • These two buildings typify the rich extremes of Irish architecture.
  • At the same time, a message of hope was given to those who had sinned - God himself provided them with coats of animal skin, typifying the righteousness of Christ freely given to all who trust in his sacrificial death.
  • These characteristics typify what's expected in lower mainland steelhead carrying systems.
  • What avenues are now open to young filmmakers who are interested in getting into the type of personal, essayistic documentary filmmaking that your work has come to typify?
  • That seems to typify the message the Government gives to New Zealanders.
  • Dickinson et al. (1991) listed eleven other bird species that typify the pine forests, including one tit (Parus elegans), a nuthatch (Sitta frontalis), and thrush (Turdus poliocephalus). Luzon tropical pine forests
  • In the case of Waldsterben in central Europe, three types of symptoms typify the recent changes that have taken place in many species of trees under a wide variety of ecological conditions.
  • WILSON: Just to kind of immerse myself in the training company and pick what I thought would be a representative number of interesting characters and also ones who would typify. Mud Soldiers: Life Inside the New American Army
  • And although their songs are often About Stuff, U2 patented this stubbornly pervasive tone of wafty, inchoate, non-specific, quasi-spiritual yearning that has come to typify big stadium acts. Are U2 bad for Glastonbury?
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