symbolize

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symbolize (Amer.)
v. represent, signify, stand for, mean, personify (also symbolise)

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Symbolism
Symbolism or symbolist may refer to:

Arts
  • Symbolism (arts), a 19th-century movement rejecting Realism
    • Symbolism in Romania, symbolist literature and visual arts in Romania during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
    • Russian symbolism, the Russian branch of the symbolist movement in European art
  • Symbol, something that represents, stands for, or suggests an idea, belief, action, or entity
  • Color symbolism, the use of colors within various cultures to express a variety of symbolic meanings

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symbolize

Verb
1. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
(synonym) typify, symbolise, stand for, represent
(hypernym) mean, intend
(hyponym) embody, be, personify
(derivation) symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation
2. represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"
(synonym) symbolise
(hypernym) represent
(derivation) symbolization, symbolisation


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symbolize (Amer.)
v. symbolizovat

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symbolize (Amer.)
Czas. symbolizować; oznaczać