emblemize
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of emblemize
First recorded in 1630–40; emblem ( def. ) + -ize ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Gone, Diana seemed to emblemize the word; she was everything gone.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of these fabrics emblemize the blue heaven glittering with silver stars; others the clouds, with sunlight shimmering through them.
From Strange Visitors by Horn, Henry J.
Kamala Harris’ hope, and happiness, emblemized by her wonderful smile, gives me great hope.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2024
Even setting aside the narrative signposts, the battle emblemized one of the central clashes at the heart of “Game of Thrones,” and one that has been drummed repeatedly this season in particular: honor versus might.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2014
In addition, almost all the Cardinals seemed to want a man who emblemized faith as well as hope and charity, one who, like Paul VI, had a deep concern for doctrine.
From Time Magazine Archive
The jets from Washington National Airport that normally swoop around the presidential monuments like famished gulls are, for the moment, emblemized by the one that fell; so there is that detail.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the good and beneficent Osiris was symbolized by the life-giving Nile, the malignant Typhon was emblemized by the terrors and barrenness of the desert.
From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Myers, Philip Van Ness
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