exemplified

/ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪd/

verb

  1. Served as a typical or especially clear example of something, or illustrated an idea, quality, or principle.

    B2

    past tense and past participle of exemplify; transitive

    • "Her kindness exemplified the spirit of the team."B1
    • "The teacher exemplified the concept with a real-world example."B2
    • "The building exemplified the best features of modern architecture."B2
    • "The crisis exemplified the weaknesses inherent in the existing system."C1

Common mistakes

  • exemplified as a good example→exemplified a good quality

    Use exemplify directly with the thing that is illustrated; use exemplified by when introducing an example.

Collocations

best exemplified byclearly exemplifiedexemplified the principle

Word family

exemplifyexemplifiesexemplifyingexampleexemplary