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typified

typified is the simple past and past participle of typify.

Meaning of typify

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) To serve as a typical or reference specimen of.
    • The chosen specimen typifies plants belonging to that species.

Questions about typified

What is typified the simple past and past participle of?
Typified is the simple past and past participle of typify.

Words near typified in the dictionary

  1. typicon
  2. typier
  3. typiest
  4. typification
  5. typifications
  6. typified
  7. typifier
  8. typifiers
  9. typifies
  10. typify
  11. typifying

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