symptomize

American

[simp-tuh-mahyz] / ˈsɪmp təˌmaɪz /

especially British, symptomise

verb (used with object)

symptomized, symptomizing

to be a symptom or sign of.

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

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