What does "symbolize" mean?
Symbolize: To hold the same faith; to agree. [R.] The believers in pretended miracles have always previously symbolized with the performers of them. G. S. Faber.
Additional senses
- 2.To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically.
- 3.To make to agree in properties or qualities.
- 4.To make representative of something; to regard or treat as symbolic. "Some symbolize the same from the mystery of its colors." Sir T. Browne.
- 5.To represent by a symbol or symbols.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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