Instance and Exemplify

noun

• 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

verb

• Clarify by giving an example of.
  • synonyms: exemplify, illustrate

• (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.

verb

• 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.