typify
TIP-ih-fyeverbMeaning to be a typical example of; to show the usual features of
Memory hook TYPE-ify: shows the TYPE. A cactus, a camel and a blazing sun: these three typify the desert.
Long lines and loud music typify the first day of the county fair.
In context Red brick houses with white porches typify the old neighborhood; walk down any of its streets, and you will see dozens of them.
Similar represent, exemplify, characterize, embody
From type (a model, a kind) + -ify (to make).