typify
verb
[ ˈtɪpɪfʌɪ ]
• be characteristic or a representative example of.
• "tough, low-lying vegetation typifies this arctic area"
Similar:
epitomize,
exemplify,
be representative of,
represent,
be characteristic of,
characterize,
personify,
embody,
be the embodiment of,
be the incarnation of,
instantiate,
incarnate,
• represent; symbolize.
• "the sun typified the Greeks, and the moon the Persians"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin typus (see type) + -fy.