epitomize
verb (used with object)
to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typical example of; typify.
epitomise
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a variation of
epitomize.
Example Sentences
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But Monaco is Monaco - it has a unique position in that its glamour, location, wealth and history epitomise everything F1 wants to be seen to be.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2024
When Elliot was looking for an apprenticeship, he suffered a series of setbacks that epitomise a system cracking under the strain.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
It underlines the value and significance of the achievements of a man who stamped his character on a team that seems to epitomise the racing spirit required for success in the highest form of motorsport.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2021
A historical artefact, not for the proto-punk music, but because the lyrics epitomise the new wave’s perceived threat to the old guard.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020
In English homes are the friendships of generations and beneath their spreading trees their lives epitomise the lotus eater's religion—"There is no joy but calm."
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by William Cowper Brann
