v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Typified p. pr. & vb. n. Typifying. ] [ Type + -fy. ] 1. To represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that was slain, and the scapegoat in the wilderness. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to be the type of; as, the genus Rosatypifies the family Rosaceae, which in turn typifies the series Rosales. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]