About The Word Epitomize
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Epitomize
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What's The Definition Of Epitomize?
[v] embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Epitomize: epitomise | typify Related Terms | Find terms related to Epitomize: 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 See Also | represent | stand for | symbolise | symbolize Epitomize In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as,
to epitomize words. [Obs.] --Addison.
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