Spanish word

ejemplificar

Pronunciation

IPA/exemplifiˈkaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbillustrate

Example

¿Puedes ejemplificar eso con algo concreto?

Can you illustrate that with something concrete?

Illustration for ejemplificar (illustrate)

More examples

Voy a ejemplificar con un caso sencillo.

I'm going to illustrate with a simple case.

Core concept

Using examples to illustrate or back up a point.

Common phrases

  • ejemplificar con

    illustrate with

  • ejemplificar un caso

    illustrate a case

Similar words

poner: Puts forward an example or case to clarify an explanation.
dar: Provides an example to someone as demonstration or evidence.
citar: References another author's words or a passage to back up a point.
mostrar: Makes something visible to reveal how it looks or what its condition is.

Definition in Spanish

Poner uno o más ejemplos para ilustrar, aclarar o respaldar una afirmación o explicación.

Word origin

Derived from Latin exemplum 'example' plus -ficare 'to make', so it literally means 'to make an example' and therefore 'to illustrate by example'.

Usage tips

  • The verb ejemplificar is common in formal or written Spanish, and in everyday speech speakers more often say dar un ejemplo or poner un ejemplo.

Other meanings

  • exemplifyverb

Related words

  • ejemplificaciónexemplificationnoun
  • ejemplificadoexemplifiedadjective

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