emblematize
[ em-blem-uh-tahyz ]
/ ɛmˈblɛm əˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object), em·blem·a·tized, em·blem·a·tiz·ing.
to serve as an emblem of; represent by an emblem.
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Also especially British, em·blem·a·tise .
Origin of emblematize
Words nearby emblematize
emblazonment, emblazonry, emblem, emblematic, emblematist, emblematize, emblements, emblemize, embodiment, embody, emboîté
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Serpents and dragons 82 entwine on the lintels, and emblematize the Church's power to overcome.
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British Dictionary definitions for emblematize
emblematize
emblemize (ˈɛmbləˌmaɪz), emblematise or emblemise
/ (ɛmˈblɛməˌtaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to function as an emblem of; symbolize
to represent by or as by an emblem
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