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sym·bol·ize
(sĭm′bə-līz′)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.
sym′bol·i·za′tion (-bə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
sym′bol·iz′er n.
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symbolize
(ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz) orsymbolise
vb
1. (tr) to serve as or be a symbol of
2. (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
ˌsymboliˈzation, ˌsymboliˈsation n
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sym•bol•ize
(ˈsɪm bəˌlaɪz)v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol: The fox often symbolizes cunning.
2. to represent by a symbol or symbols.
3. to regard or treat as symbolic.
v.i. 4. to use symbols.
sym`bol•i•za′tion, n.
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symbolize
Past participle: symbolized
Gerund: symbolizing
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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" 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.
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symbolize
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Translations
symbolizovat
symbolisere
jelképez
tákna
symbolizovať
sembolize etmeksimgelemek
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symbolize
vt → symbolisieren
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symbol
(ˈsimbəl) noun a thing that is regarded as representing or standing for another. The dove is the symbol of peace.
symˈbolic (-ˈbo-) adjectiveIn the Christian religion, bread and wine are symbolic of Christ's body and blood.
symˈbolically adverbˈsymbolize, ˈsymbolise verb
to be a symbol of or represent by a symbol. A ring symbolizes everlasting love.
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