verb
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to be typical of; characterize
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to symbolize or represent completely, by or as if by a type
Other Word Forms
- typification noun
- typifier noun
Etymology
Origin of typify
Example Sentences
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What better show to typify that era of relative calm than what the characters on “Seinfeld” described as a show about nothing?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
In the last month, the Irvine City Council has focused on the mundane, everyday decisions that typify local government.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024
Wales' shirt numbers were falling off to confuse matters and typify the frantic opening exchanges.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023
If it was a noninflammatory comment, it also is the kind that has seemed to come to typify who Witherspoon is — someone who doesn’t appear to be too awed by much of anything.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023
The hillside, the mountain and mountain top, the valley, signify and typify the experiences of the Christian of the past and present; the heavenly breeze comes from the valley.
From Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern Negroes by Odum, Howard W.
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