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emblemize

American  
[em-bluh-mahyz] / ˈɛm bləˌmaɪz /
especially British, emblemise

verb (used with object)

emblemized, emblemizing
  1. emblematize.


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 Henry J. Horn

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

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

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 Festival of St. Cecilia is a festival of music; and music becomes more beautiful still when it is emblemized through such a life as that of this saint.

From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 by James H. Mapleson

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