"typify" in the verb sense
1. typify, epitomize, epitomise
embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
"The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
2. typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
express indirectly by an image, form, or model be a symbol
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
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