English → Latin
“exemplify” in Latin
suppōnōto put, place under; to subject (to); to falsifyuthow? in what way?; as; as, being, in the role of, in the capacity of, as natural forgrātiagrace; thankfulness; thanks (see grātiās agō, grātiās habeō)
The English word exemplify itself goes back to Latin eximō, through exemplificō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exemplify
exemplo confirmare aliquid: exempli causa ponere, or proponere aliquid: *exemplo (alicujus rei) uti: exemplum alicujus rei proponere, supponere: exemplum alicui rei adjungere. That I may exemplify my meaning, exempli causa or gratia: ut exemplo utar.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exemplify?
- The usual Latin words for “exemplify” are suppōnō, ut, grātia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.