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typifies

typifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 typifies

What is typifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Typifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of typify.

Words near typifies in the dictionary

  1. typification
  2. typifications
  3. typified
  4. typifier
  5. typifiers
  6. typifies
  7. typify
  8. typifying
  9. typika
  10. typikon
  11. typiness

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