typify

tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

1. To serve as a typical example of; embody the essential characteristics of: a painting that typifies the artist's work.
2. To represent by an image, a form, or a model; symbolize or prefigure.

typification typ'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
typifier typ'i·fi'er n.

verb

To serve as an example, image, or symbol of: epitomize, exemplify, illustrate, represent, stand for, symbol, symbolize. See substitute.

IN BRIEF: Express indirectly by an image, form, or model.

Does this building typify the architecture of the time?

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
  Synonyms: epitomize, epitomise

Meaning #2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
  Synonyms: symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - være et typisk eksempel på, typificere, karakterisere, symbolisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
typeren, karakteriseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - caractériser, être le type même de

Deutsch (German)
v. - als typisches Beispiel dienen, repräsentieren, symbolisieren, symbolhaft darstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντιπροσωπεύω, συμβολίζω, χαρακτηρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
caratterizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tipificar, representar, simbolizar

Русский (Russian)
служить типичным примером/образом кого/чего-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tipificar, caracterizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vara ett typiskt exempel på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
代表, 为...之典型, 象征

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 代表, 為...之典型, 象徵

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 대표하다, 유형화하다, 예시하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 典型である, 代表する, 特徴を示す, 象徴する, 典型となる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصور, يمثل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ייצג, סימל, אפיין, היה טיפוסי ל-‬

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