symbolize
verb (used with object)
symbolise
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a variation of
symbolize.
Example Sentences
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The lawmakers behind it said the bill amount would symbolise the country's 250th anniversary this year.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The flowers symbolise both the youthful energy and the fragility of life in Japanese culture as full blooms only last about a week.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
The seats symbolise the dual responsibilities of the role -- as a bishop in the diocese of Canterbury and as the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
The fuzi are commonly hung upside down to symbolise luck arriving in the household, as the Chinese word for upside down has the same pronunciation as the word for arrival.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
This trickery of a single individual, or more probably hallucination—this lie and self-delusion of interested or foolish bystanders—just happened to symbolise a very great reality.
From Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion by Vernon Lee
