Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb typify

2 senses of typify

Sense 1
typify, epitomize, epitomise -- (embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition")
       => typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent -- (express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?")

Sense 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?")
       => mean, intend -- (mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?")