TYPIFY as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • express indirectly by an image, form, or model
    • be a symbol
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
    Hypernyms(s) typify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The fugue typifies Bach’’s style of composition
    Hypernyms(s) typify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)