Synonyms of emblematize

emblematize

verb

em-ˈble-mə-ˌtīz 

as in to represent

to serve as a material counterpart of

the burned-out church emblematizes how the religious strife has destroyed that nation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• represent
• symbolize
• stand for
• embody
• manifest
• body
• exemplify
• personify
• epitomize
• incarnate
• illustrate
• objectify
• materialize
• personalize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emblematize

Rather than trading in chic fragrances and powerwear, the label is emblematized by striped beach towels and bags in Jacques Demy hues. — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024

The incident, caught on video by a bystander and quickly amplified on social media, came to emblematize a painful but familiar story in San Francisco. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2023

Both Mulligan and Kazan are credible but can’t quite shake the film’s attempt to emblematize the journalists as icons. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022

The trolley question is meant to emblematize tough decision-making for the purpose of moral deliberation; programming morality into our vehicles is a matter of deeper, almost mystical complexity. — Betsy Morais, Longreads, 13 June 2018

The guests began to introduce themselves and deliver their tales of woe, each one seemingly handpicked to emblematize a different failure of the ACA. — Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 14 Mar. 2017