verb (exemplifies, exemplifying, exemplified, exemplified) [VN] [oftenpassive] (formal)
1 to be a typical example of sth:
Her early work is exemplified in her book, 'A Study of Children's Minds'. * His food exemplifies Italian cooking at its best.
2 to give an example in order to make sth clearer:
She exemplified each of the points she was making with an amusing anecdote.
exemplification noun [U,C]
