symptomize
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of symptomize
First recorded in 1880–85; symptom ( def. ) + -ize ( def. )
Example Sentences
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But the callousness of his essay may symptomize the condition, shared by all, of feeling overwhelmed by today’s volume and speed of information.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 25, 2019
For what was under assault was the whole culturalist account of human behavior, and what the disputes symptomized was a swing back toward biology.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 19, 2019
Ordinary grumpiness has been marginalized by blatant moodism, symptomized, pathologized, made to seem like a bad thing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rocket launcher, however, was borrowed; a fact which symptomized one of the joist's current ills.
From Time Magazine Archive
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