typify
v.
represent; characterize
typify
Verb
1. embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
(synonym) epitomize, epitomise
(hypernym) symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
(derivation) typification, exemplification
2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
(synonym) symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
(hypernym) mean, intend
(hyponym) embody, be, personify
(derivation) typification
Typifying
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Typify
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
typifying
Schutz's term. Scultz says langauge is typifying because although every state
of affairs is unique, this fact is not reflected in our vocabulary.
typifying
Synonyms and related words:
apish, delineatory, depictive, echoic, embodying, figurative, graphic, ideographic, illustrational, illustrative, imitative, incarnating, limning, mimetic, mimish, onomatopoeic, personifying, pictographic, pictorial, portraying, representational, representative, representing, simulative, symbolizing, vivid
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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