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symbolize

[ sim-buh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

symbolized, symbolizing.
  1. to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
  2. to represent by a symbol or symbols.
  3. to regard or treat as symbolic.


verb (used without object)

symbolized, symbolizing.
  1. to use symbols.

symbolize

/ ˈ²õɪ³¾²úəˌ±ô²¹Éª³ú /

verb

  1. tr to serve as or be a symbol of
  2. trusually foll byby to represent by a symbol or symbols
  3. intr to use symbols
  4. tr to treat or regard as symbolic or figurative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²õ²â³¾²ú´Ç±ô¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·²õ²â³¾î€ƒb´Ç±ô·¾±³ú±ð verb resymbolized resymbolizing
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ²â³¾î€ƒb´Ç±ô·¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of symbolize1

From the New Latin word ²õ²â³¾²ú´Ç±ô¾±³úÄå°ù±ð, dating back to 1580–90. See symbol, -ize
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“The rec center coming back symbolizes that the Palisades will come back,†Lindsay said.

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But over time, it came to symbolize a particular kind of person: the diehard, unthinking supporter of an authoritarian regime.

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If one believed that the star-spangled banner flapped “o’er the land of the free,†then protest during its veneration – not against it, as was deliberately misconstrued – is precisely the affordance that the ritual symbolizes.

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The area also symbolizes an inevitable truth about London: Without the thronging masses of tourists, and the attractions designed to amuse them, the city might disintegrate completely.

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My grandmother and aunts and what the church symbolized: “You serve.â€

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