Meaning of EPITOMIZE
| Pronunciation: | | i'pitu`mIz
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| | Definition: | | [v] embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition" |
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| | Synonyms: | | epitomise, typify |
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| | See Also: | | represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*pit"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epitomized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Epitomizing}.]
1. To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing
or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to
epitomize the works of Justin.
2. To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as,
to epitomize words. [Obs.] --Addison.
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| | Related Terms: | | abbreviate, abridge, abstract, bob, boil down, capsulize, clip, compress, condense, contract, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off short, cut short, digest, dock, elide, emblematize, embody, exemplify, fit the pattern, foreshorten, illustrate, incarnate, incorporate, inventory, lead the way, mirror, mow, nip, nutshell, outline, personify, poll, pollard, prune, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, represent, retrench, set an example, set the pace, shave, shear, shorten, snub, stunt, sum, sum up, summarize, summate, symbolize, synopsize, tabulate, take in, telescope, trim, truncate, typify |
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