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symbolize v. [
typify, symbolise, stand for, represent] express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
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symbolize v. [
symbolise] represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"
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