Definition of Symbolize in English :

Define Symbolize in English

Symbolize meaning in English

Meaning of Symbolize in English

Pronunciation of Symbolize in English

Symbolize pronunciation in English

Pronounce Symbolize in English

Symbolize

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Verb

1. represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify

express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

Example Sentences:
'What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?'

2. symbolise, symbolize

represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols

Example Sentences:
'The poet symbolizes love in this poem'
'These painters believed that artists should symbolize'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Symbolize

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verb
1. (transitive)
to serve as or be a symbol of
2. (transitive; usually foll by by)
to represent by a symbol or symbols
3. (intransitive)
to use symbols
4. (transitive)
to treat or regard as symbolic or figurative

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Symbolize

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsymbolˌized or ˈsymbolˌizing
1. 
to be a symbol of; typify; stand for
2. 
to represent by a symbol or symbols
verb intransitive
3. 
to use symbols

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Symbolize

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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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