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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.

RELATED WORDS

exemplify, incarnate, manifest, typify, epitomize, embody, symbolize, illustrate, show, perform, serve, produce, mean, signify, indicate, suggest, mirror, personify, incorporate, exhibit

Nearby words

emblazonment, emblazonry, emblem, emblematic, emblematist, emblematize, emblements, emblemize, embodiment, embody, embolden
Also especially British, em·blem·a·tise.

Origin of emblematize

1605–15; emblemat- (see emblematic) + -ize
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Examples from the Web for emblematize

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

    The Cathedral Builders|Leader Scott

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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