emblematize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to function as an emblem of; symbolize
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to represent by or as by an emblem
Etymology
Origin of emblematize
1605–15; emblemat- ( emblematic ) + -ize
Example Sentences
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His inability to accept payment now, he suggests, is an expression of his faith in God, as emblematized by the Jesus figurines we see proudly displayed next to his army certificates.
From Los Angeles Times
Michel’s father and uncle, Pierre and Jean, were widely considered to be nouvelle cuisine pioneers, emblematized by a famous salmon and sorrel dish they invented.
From New York Times
When I think of Roxane and the way she thinks about community, both in her personal life and the idea of the civic artist, she emblematizes that to me.
From Los Angeles Times
Typically treated as sartorial jokes, these jumpsuits emblematize the star at his apogee, that moment before his fame and his life collapsed on him and he crumpled to earth.
From New York Times
Baradar, who once emblematized the Taliban’s ascetic-warrior image, will have to decide whether to sleep there, in the former home of the men he spent two decades fighting.
From Washington Post
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