typify

Verb

Verb Forms: typified, typifying, typifies

• To serve as a typical example of something.
• embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
• express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
• To embody, exemplify; to represent by a form, image, model, or resemblance.
• To portray stereotypically.
• To serve as a typical or reference specimen of.

Examples

• His attitude typifies the attitude of young people today.
• His consistently high scores TYPIFY an expert Words With Friends player.
• The angry captain typified all new sailors as incompetent.
• The chosen specimen typifies plants belonging to that species.

Synonyms

epitomise, epitomize, represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize

Related Words

type, typical, typically, typification