Found 2 items, similar to Typifying.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: typify typify v 1: embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition” [syn: epitomize, epitomise] 2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; “What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?” [syn: symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent] [also: typified]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Typifying 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 wilderness. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to be the type of; as, the genus Rosa typifies the family Rosace[ae], which in turn typifies the series Rosales. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]