English dictionary
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English verb: symbolize | |||
| 1. | symbolize (communication) express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | ||
| Samples | What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?. | ||
| Synonyms | represent, stand for, symbolise, typify | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intend, mean | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | be, embody, epitomise, epitomize, personify, typify | ||
| 2. | symbolize (communication) represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols | ||
| Samples | The poet symbolizes love in this poem. These painters believed that artists should symbolize. | ||
| Synonyms | symbolise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | represent | ||
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