typify

English

WOTD – 9 October 2007

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/

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Verb

typify (third-person singular simple present typifies, present participle typifying, simple past and past participle typified)

1. (transitive) To embody, exemplify; to represent by a form, image, model, or resemblance.

   His attitude typifies the attitude of young people today.

2. (transitive) To portray stereotypically.

   The angry captain typified all new sailors as incompetent.

3. (transitive, sciences) To serve as a typical or reference specimen of.

   The chosen specimen typifies plants belonging to that species.

Related terms

• type
• typical
• typically
• typification

Translations

to embody, exemplify

• Bulgarian: представям (bg) (predstavjam), служа за образец (služa za obrazec)
• Portuguese: tipificar (pt)
• Russian: служи́ть типи́чным приме́ром (služítʹ tipíčnym primérom)

to portray stereotypically

science: to serve as a typical specimen

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: typeren (nl)