symbolize

Symbolize is to represent or be a sign of something.

(verb)

When the American flag represents freedom and liberty, this is an example of when the flagsymbolizes liberty.

See symbolize in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Origin: Fr symboliser < ML symbolizare

intransitive verb

to use symbols

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See symbolize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb sym·bol·ized, sym·bol·iz·ing, sym·bol·iz·es

verb, transitive

To serve as a symbol of: “Munich, the 1938 Hitler-Chamberlain meeting that now symbolizes the idea of appeasement” (Jonathan Alter).
To represent or identify by a symbol.

verb, intransitive

To use symbols.

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