If something or someone typifies a situation or type of thing or person, they have all the usual characteristics of it and are a typical example of it. These two buildings typify the rich extremes of Irish architecture. = epitomize
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to be the type of; as, the genus Rosa typifies the family Rosaceæ, which in turn typifies the series Rosales