typify

verb

typ·​i·​fy ˈti-pə-ˌfī 

typified; typifying

transitive verb

1

: to represent in typical fashion : to constitute a typical mark or instance of

realism … that typified his earlier work

—Current Biography

2

: to embody the essential or salient characteristics of : be the type of

typification

ˌti-pə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

noun

Examples of typify in a Sentence

His heroic actions typified the courage of all the firefighters at the scene.

The decor typifies the elegance of royal residences.

He typifies what a professional athlete should be.

Gothic architecture is typified by soaring rooflines and stained glass.

Recent Examples on the Web

Deprivation is typified by a delay in the development of the brain’s executive functions—attention, short-term working memory, self-regulation, and planning. —Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024

This was an era in which a woman like Barbra Streisand, simply by virtue of her prominent nose, was considered a disruption to conventional female movie stardom typified by the likes of Goldie Hawn and Ali MacGraw. —Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

typify

verb

typ·​i·​fy ˈtip-ə-ˌfī 

typified; typifying

1

: represent sense 2

2

: to have or include the special or main characteristics of