epitomize

epitomize
Synonyms and related words:
abbreviate, abridge, abstract, bob, boil down, capsulize, clip, compress, condense, contract, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off short, cut short, digest, dock, elide, emblematize, embody, exemplify, fit the pattern, foreshorten, illustrate, incarnate, incorporate, inventory, lead the way, mirror, mow, nip, nutshell, outline, personify, poll, pollard, prune, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, represent, retrench, set an example, set the pace, shave, shear, shorten, snub, stunt, sum, sum up, summarize, summate, symbolize, synopsize, tabulate, take in, telescope, trim, truncate, typify

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  • Epitomize — E*pit o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epitomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Epitomizing}.] 1. To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • epitomize — [v1] typify characterize, embody, exemplify, illustrate, mean, model, personify, represent, stand for, symbolize; concept 644 epitomize [v2] encapsulate abbreviate, abridge, capsulize, compress, condense, contract, cut, digest, reduce, shorten,… …   New thesaurus

  • epitomize — index abridge (shorten), abstract (summarize), condense, extract, review Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • epitomize — 1590s, shorten, condense, from EPITOME (Cf. epitome) + IZE (Cf. ize). Meaning typify, embody is from 1620s. Related: Epitomized; epitomizing; epitomizes …   Etymology dictionary

  • epitomize — (Amer.) e pit·o·mize || maɪz v. summarize, typify, exemplify (also epitomise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • epitomize — (also epitomise) ► VERB 1) be a perfect example of. 2) archaic summarize (a written work) …   English terms dictionary

  • epitomize — [i pit′əmīz΄] vt. epitomized, epitomizing to make or be an epitome of epitomizer n …   English World dictionary

  • epitomize — UK [ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz] / US [ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms epitomize : present tense I/you/we/they epitomize he/she/it epitomizes present participle epitomizing past tense epitomized past participle epitomized to be the best possible example …   English dictionary

  • epitomize — epitomization, n. epitomizer, n. /i pit euh muyz /, v.t., epitomized, epitomizing. 1. to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typical example of; typify: This meadow epitomizes the beauty of the whole area. 2. to make an epitome of:… …   Universalium

  • epitomize — verb a nation that has come to epitomize socialism Syn: embody, encapsulate, typify, exemplify, represent, manifest, symbolize, illustrate, sum up; personify; formal reify …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • epitomize — transitive verb ( mized; mizing) Date: 1594 1. to make or give an epitome of 2. to serve as the typical or ideal example of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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