epitomize

[ ih-pit-uh-mahyz ]

/ ɪˈpɪt əˌmaɪz /

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verb (used with object), e·pit·o·mized, e·pit·o·miz·ing.

to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typical example of; typify: This meadow epitomizes the beauty of the whole area.

to make an epitome of: to epitomize an argument.

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Also especially British, e·pit·o·mise .

Origin of epitomize

First recorded in 1590–1600; epitom(e) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM epitomize

e·pit·o·mi·za·tion, noune·pit·o·miz·er, nounun·e·pit·o·mized, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for epitomize

“S” is for selfish, the character weakness, epitomized by both Snyder and Haskins, that almost always has cascading effects on innocent others.
Don’t make what’s interesting important, Ron Rivera says. Easier said than done for Washington.|Thomas M. Boswell|December 27, 2020|Washington Post
“In this combination,” Robinson added, “Chatterjee epitomized the best of Bengal, like Ray himself.”
Soumitra Chatterjee, celebrated Indian actor and ‘one-man stock company’ for Satyajit Ray, dies at 85|Harrison Smith|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
Turner epitomized America’s lack of discipline in handling the pandemic.
It turns out there is such a thing as too much sports|Jerry Brewer|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
A self-invented super-funster, John epitomized everything that was great about the Village in the pre-hedge-fund era.
When Downtown Was Cool: Mario Batali, Simon Doonan, Wynton Marsalis Remember the Good Old Days|The Daily Beast|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But with McGovern gone, it seems that the Democratic tradition of decent populism he epitomized was being interred along with him.
Prairie Populism Goes Bust As Obama’s Democrats Loses The Empty Quarter|Joel Kotkin|November 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Citi, however, is setting the standard, as epitomized by its Mike Mayo blackball.
Do Banks Still Play Us for Fools?|Charlie Gasparino|September 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The divide is epitomized in a video chat posted on the Entertainment Weekly Web site.
Love It or Hate It|Nicole LaPorte|October 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Every gradation of display between splendour and misery is epitomized in the circuit of the Boulevards.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various
The above incidents are epitomized in the picture without much regard to accuracy.
The American Revolution|John Fiske
They are epitomized by Dyce, whose edition I have of course used.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg
They are epitomized by the two words “army usury” and “money marriages.”
A Little Garrison|Fritz von der Kyrburg
The art of expression should be speeded up, abbreviated, and epitomized, while the love of profound essentials is cultivated.
Idling in Italy|Joseph Collins

British Dictionary definitions for epitomize

epitomize

epitomise

/ (ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to be a personification of; typify

to make an epitome of

Derived forms of epitomize

epitomist, nounepitomization or epitomisation, nounepitomizer or epitomiser, noun

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