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1 typify
['tɪpɪfaɪ]verbo transitivo [feature, behaviour] caratterizzare; [ person] impersonare, rappresentare; [ institution] rappresentare, simboleggiare* * *(to be a very good example of: Vandalism at football matches typifies the modern disregard for law and order.) caratterizza* * *['tɪpɪfaɪ]verbo transitivo [feature, behaviour] caratterizzare; [ person] impersonare, rappresentare; [ institution] rappresentare, simboleggiare -
2 typify typi·fy vt
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3 (to) typify
(to) typify /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/v. t.4 impersonare; raffigurare; rappresentare (simbolicamente); simboleggiaretypificationn. [u] -
4 (to) typify
(to) typify /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/v. t.4 impersonare; raffigurare; rappresentare (simbolicamente); simboleggiaretypificationn. [u] -
5 characterize
['kærəktəraɪz]1) (depict) caratterizzare (as come)2) (typify) caratterizzare3) (sum up) rappresentare [era, person]* * *1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) caratterizzare2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) definire* * *['kærəktəraɪz]1) (depict) caratterizzare (as come)2) (typify) caratterizzare3) (sum up) rappresentare [era, person] -
6 typification
typification► to typify
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Typify — Typ i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Typified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Typifying}.] [Type + fy.] 1. To represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. [1913 Webster] Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that was slain, and the scapegoat in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
typify — index depict, exemplify, personify, represent (portray), signify (denote) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
typify — 1630s, to represent by a symbol, from L. typus (see TYPE (Cf. type)) + FY (Cf. fy). Meaning to serve as a typical specimen of some class, etc. is attested from 1854 … Etymology dictionary
typify — [v] represent, characterize body forth, describe, emblematize, embody, epitomize, exemplify, feature, illustrate, incarnate, mean, mirror, model, personify, stand for, sum up, symbolize; concepts 55,261,682 … New thesaurus
typify — ► VERB (typifies, typified) ▪ be typical of. DERIVATIVES typification noun … English terms dictionary
typify — [tip′i fī΄] vt. typified, typifying [see TYPE & FY] 1. to be a type or emblem of; symbolize; prefigure 2. to have or show the distinctive characteristics of; be typical of; exemplify typification n. typifier n … English World dictionary
typify — typ|i|fy [ˈtıpıfaı] v past tense and past participle typified present participle typifying third person singular typifies [T] 1.) to be a typical example of something ▪ the features which typify a Scottish Highland landscape ▪ non violent protest … Dictionary of contemporary English
typify — UK [ˈtɪpɪfaɪ] / US [ˈtɪpɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive, never progressive] Word forms typify : present tense I/you/we/they typify he/she/it typifies present participle typifying past tense typified past participle typified 1) to be an excellent or… … English dictionary
typify — [[t]tɪ̱pɪfaɪ[/t]] typifies, typifying, typified VERB If something or someone typifies a situation or type of thing or person, they have all the usual characteristics of it and are a typical example of it. [V n] These two buildings typify the rich … English dictionary
typify — verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 to be a typical example of something: the arrogance that typifies this government s approach 2 to be a typical part or feature of something: the long complicated sentences that typify legal documents … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
typify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1622 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary