epitomize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typical example of; typify.
This meadow epitomizes the beauty of the whole area.
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to make an epitome of.
to epitomize an argument.
verb
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to be a personification of; typify
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to make an epitome of
Other Word Forms
- epitomist noun
- epitomization noun
- epitomizer noun
- unepitomized adjective
Etymology
Origin of epitomize
Example Sentences
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The two entrepreneurs came to epitomize a certain swagger of the first hype cycle roughly a decade ago when Silicon Valley was betting it could replace a world of human-driven cars with robots.
On what many onlookers credited with being the loudest night of the season, a kindergartner perhaps epitomized what many of this city’s oldest and most die-hard fans are finally feeling.
From Los Angeles Times
Robinson epitomized Sierra Canyon’s “refuse to lose” mindset.
From Los Angeles Times
Many imagined that Jackson’s march and Education Secretary William Bennett’s Stanford speech the following year epitomized America’s culture wars.
As a victim of increasingly effective gunnery, Arundel also epitomized another development that would expedite the end of England’s sporadic efforts to subdue the rival realm.
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