symbolise, v.
(symbolised, symbolises, symbolising)
(symbolised, symbolises, symbolising)
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 49 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 5
represent stand for symbolise symbolize typify
sample sentences
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
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Something ----s something
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
<verb.communication>
symbolise symbolize
sample sentences
"The poet symbolizes love in this poem""These painters believed that artists should symbolize"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
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