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Definition of symbolize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

symbolize

verb
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/
(British English also symbolise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they symbolize
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/
he / she / it symbolizes
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪz/
past simple symbolized
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/
past participle symbolized
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/
-ing form symbolizing
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. symbolize something to be a symbol of something synonym represent
    • The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil.
    • He came to symbolize his country's struggle for independence.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySymbolize is used with these nouns as the object:
    • beginning
    See full entry
See symbolize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee symbolize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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