beispeilen

Beispeilen is a Dutch verb that denotes illustrating or clarifying a statement by providing concrete examples. It is primarily found in scholarly, pedagogical, or analytical writing and is less common in everyday speech.

Etymology and status: Beispeilen appears to be a rare borrowing from the German verb beispielen, meaning to exemplify. In Dutch, the spelling is uncommon, and many speakers would prefer expressions like leveren van voorbeelden or illusteren met voorbeelden to convey the same idea. The form is often treated as archaic or nonce and is not widely listed in modern dictionaries.

Usage: Beispeilen is typically transitive and used when a text aims to support a point by specific cases. The usual construction is to beispeilen iets with, or to beispeilen door middel van voorbeelden. It is most often encountered in theoretical, methodological, or explanatory passages where the aim is to help readers grasp a concept through concrete instances.

Voorbeelden: Om de theorie te beispeilen, geeft de auteur drie praktijkvoorbeelden. Het hoofdstuk beispeilt misverstanden door standaardgevallen te laten zien.

Zie ook: voorbeeld, voorbeelden geven, illustreeren, beispeiling (als gerelateerde concept). In het Duits is vergelijkbaar gebruik terug te vinden in das Wort beiszpielen oder Beispielen.