Exemplify and Instance

exemplify

Be characteristic of.
- usage: "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
- synonyms: represent
Clarify by giving an example of.
- synonyms: illustrate, instance

(v.t.) To show or illustrate by example.
(v.t.) To copy; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or transcript of, under seal, as of a record.
(v.t.) To prove or show by an attested copy.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

instance

An occurrence of something.
- usage: "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
- synonyms: case, example
An item of information that is typical of a class or group.
- usage: "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
- synonyms: example, illustration, representative

(n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.
(n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
(n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
(n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
(v.t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
(n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
(v.i.) To give an example.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary