symbolise

symbolise
verb
1. represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
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The poet symbolizes love in this poem

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These painters believed that artists should symbolize

• Syn: ↑symbolize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑symbolisation, ↑symbolization (for: ↑symbolize)
• Hypernyms: ↑represent
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
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What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?

• Syn: ↑typify, ↑symbolize, ↑stand for, ↑represent
• Derivationally related forms:
• Hypernyms: ↑mean, ↑intend
• Hyponyms: ↑embody, ↑be, ↑personify, ↑typify, ↑epitomize, ↑epitomise
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something


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