English-Thai Dictionary

typify

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TYPIFY

v.t.To represent by an image, form, model or resemblance. The washing of baptism typifies the cleansing of the soul from sin by the blood of Christ. Our Savior was typified by the goat that was slain.

 

TYPIFYING

ppr. Representing by model or emblem.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TYPIFY

Typ "i *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Typified; p. pr. & vb. n. Typifying. ]Etym: [Type + -fy. ]

 

Defn: To represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that was slain, and the scapegoat in the wilderness. Sir T. Browne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

typify

typ i fy |ˈtipəˌfī ˈtɪpəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( typifies, typifying, typified ) [ with obj. ] be characteristic or a representative example of: tough, low-lying vegetation typifies this arctic area. • represent; symbolize: the sun typified the Greeks, and the moon the Persians. DERIVATIVES typ i fi ca tion |ˌtipəfiˈkāSHən |noun, typ i fi er noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin typus (see type ) + -fy .

 

Oxford Dictionary

typify

typ ¦ify |ˈtɪpɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( typifies, typifying, typified ) [ with obj. ] 1 be characteristic or a representative example of: tough, low-lying vegetation typifies this arctic area. 2 represent; symbolize: the sun typified the Greeks, and the moon the Persians. DERIVATIVES typification |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, typifier noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin typus (see type ) + -fy .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

typify

typify verb the girls' basketball team typifies the school spirit of our student body: epitomize, exemplify, characterize, be representative of; personify, embody, be emblematic of.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

typify

typify verb 1 he typified a new breed of civil servant: epitomize, exemplify, be representative of, represent, be characteristic of, characterize; personify, embody, be the embodiment of, be the incarnation of; rare instantiate, incarnate. 2 the sun typified the Greeks, and the moon the Persians: symbolize, be symbolic of, represent, stand for, be emblematic of; rare emblematize.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

typify

typ i fy /tɪ́pɪfàɪ /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 他動詞 1 …の典型となる, …を典型的に代表する ; …の特徴を示す ▸ The book typifies the spirit of the age .この著書は (そのころの )時代精神を代表している .2 …を象徴する ; …を予表する .3 …を型によって示す .