verb Example v. t. (past & past part. exampled; pres. part. exampling) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance. (Obs.) "I may example my digression by some mighty precedent." "Burke devoted himself to this duty with a fervid assiduity that has not often been exampled, and has never been surpassed."
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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