# exemplify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/ · frequency rank #40,237

## Definitions
1. To show or illustrate by example.
2. To be an instance of or serve as an example.
3. To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.
4. To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum (“example”).

## Easily confused with
- **exemplary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exemplary-vs-exemplify)

## Common misspellings (14)
`eexmplify`, `exemlpify`, `exemmplify`, `exempilfy`, `exemplfiy`, `exempliffy`, `exemplifyy`, `exempliyf`, `exempllify`, `exempplify`, `exepmlify`, `exmeplify`, `exxemplify`, `xeemplify`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exemplify