Meaning of symbolize in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    symbolize

    Definitions

    1. express indirectly by an image, form, or model

    Examples

    • « be a symbol »
    • « What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize? »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. represent or identify by using a symbol

    Examples

    • « use symbols »
    • « The poet symbolizes love in this poem »
    • « These painters believed that artists should symbolize »

    Derived terms

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  • « Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God. »
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  • « Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality he carried the American flag. »
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