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

Near Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement

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