Synonyms for symbolize
ˈsɪm bəˌlaɪzsym·bol·ize

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1. typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, representverb

   express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

   "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

   Synonyms:
   signify, mean, typify, hold still for, be, represent, play, lay out, stand for, comprise, symbolise, defend, stage, interpret, map, exemplify, correspond, act, make up, epitomize, intend, present, epitomise, constitute

2. symbolize, symboliseverb

   represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols

   "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"

   Synonyms:
   represent, symbolise, typify, stand for

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1. symbolizeverb

   Synonyms:
   prefigure, typify, emblematize, be symbolical of

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1. symbolizeverb

   Synonyms:
   typify, emblematize

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1. List of paraphrases for "symbolize":

   symbolise, embody

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How to use symbolize in a sentence?

1. Saul Bass:

   Symbolize and summarize.

2. Jean Jullien:

   It was the most spontaneous thing. I heard the news on the radio, and I had this heartfelt reaction. I wanted to draw something that could symbolize peace and solidarity, and I wanted something with the context of Paris.

3. Ben Cohen:

   I mean, there might be some chocolate chips molded in the shape of a cap that you wear for graduation to symbolize his stance in favor of free college education and reduced student loan rates, i think that there might be equal numbers of peanuts and pecans to symbolize his initiatives to reduce economic inequality.

4. William Safire:

   No one flower can ever symbolize this nation. America is a bouquet.

5. My Democratic opponent:

   The name of his company -- SPQR -- which is a symbol associated with white nationalists, he often does interviews in front of the Betsy Ross flag, which again is used by white nationalists( to) symbolize the good ol' days when white men ruled the country.