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typifying

typifying is the present participle and gerund 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 typifying

What is typifying the present participle and gerund of?
Typifying is the present participle and gerund of typify.

Words near typifying in the dictionary

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

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