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epitomize
epitomize
verb
Definition of EPITOMIZE
1
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) <his personal code of behavior on the playing field is epitomized by his favorite saying, “Nice guys finish last”>
Synonyms abstract, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, reprise, sum up, synopsize, wrap up
Related Words abridge, condense, curtail, cut back, shorten; downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; decoct, essentialize; simplify, streamline
2
to represent in visible form <the Parthenon in Athens epitomizes the ancient Greek ideal of architectural beauty>
Synonyms body, epitomize, express, externalize, incarnate, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate
Related Words actualize, concretize, realize; exemplify, illustrate, image, objectify, symbolize, typify
Antonyms disembody
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