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Meaning of 'symbolize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Symbolize [ v. i.]
- To have a resemblance of qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize.
- To hold the same faith; to agree.
- To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically.
2 . Symbolize [ v. t.]
- To make to agree in properties or qualities.
- To make representative of something; to regard or treat as symbolic.
- To represent by a symbol or symbols.

Meaning of 'symbolize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . symbolize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
Example in sentence:
  • The poet symbolizes love in this poem;
  • These painters believed that artists should symbolize
Meaning (2):
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
Example in sentence:
  • What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?

Nearby Words:

sym- symar symarr symbal symbol symbolic symbolical symbolics symbolism symbolist

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