symbolize

sym·bol·ize  (smb-lz)

v. sym·bol·ized, sym·bol·iz·ing, sym·bol·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To serve as a symbol of: "Munich, the 1938 Hitler-Chamberlain meeting that now symbolizes the idea of appeasement" (Jonathan Alter).

2. To represent or identify by a symbol.

v.intr.

To use symbols.

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symbol·i·zation (-b-l-zshn) n.

symbol·izer n.

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symbolize, symbolise [ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz]

vb

1. (tr) to serve as or be a symbol of

2. (tr; usually foll by by) to represent by a symbol or symbols

3. (intr) to use symbols

4. (tr) to treat or regard as symbolic or figurative

symbolization , symbolisation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	symbolize - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" stand for, symbolise, typify, represent mean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" embody, personify, be - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" epitomise, epitomize, typify - embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
	2.	symbolize - represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize" symbolise represent - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"

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symbolize

verb represent, signify, stand for, mean, exemplify, denote, typify, personify, connote, betoken, body forth The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of the Cold War.

Translations

symbolize [ˈsɪmbəlaɪz] VT → simbolizar

symbolize [ˈsɪmbəlaɪz] symbolise (British) vt → symboliser

symbolize

vt → symbolisieren

symbolize [ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz] vt → simboleggiare