(a) Webster's 2nd International has "example" as a verb transitive in the
sense required above; many might not accept it from the 3rd International,
but the 2nd still has traditionalist adherents. Actually I would suppose
that "exampled" is a pretty good English equivalent of German "belegt,"
while "exemplified" is more ambiguous and might suggest a scarlet A on a
lady's forehead.
(b) Interesting citation in the signature file: makes me think of how the
wild man Enkidu became civilized in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Carl W. Conrad
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