emblematize

[ em-blem-uh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, em·blem·a·tized, em·blem·a·tiz·ing.

1. to serve as an emblem of; represent by an emblem.

emblematize

/ ˈɛmbləˌmaɪz; ɛmˈblɛməˌtaɪz /

verb

1. to function as an emblem of; symbolize
2. to represent by or as by an emblem

Word History and Origins

Origin of emblematize¹

1605–15; emblemat- ( emblematic ) + -ize

Example Sentences

Serpents and dragons 82 entwine on the lintels, and emblematize the Church's power to overcome.

From Project Gutenberg

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