symbolize

== English == === Alternative forms === symbolise (UK) === Etymology === From Middle French symboliser. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ === Verb === symbolize (third-person singular simple present symbolizes, present participle symbolizing, simple past and past participle symbolized) (transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent. (transitive, intransitive) To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically. (transitive) To convert something into a symbol. (intransitive, obsolete) To resemble each other in qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize. (intransitive, obsolete) To hold the same faith; to agree. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====