epitomize

Meaning

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US) To be an epitome of.

Synonyms

summarize
27k
typify
abridge
shorten
C2

make a summary

abstract
C2
outline
C2
epitomise

abbreviate

condense
47k
sum up
recapitulate
reduce
C1
represent
B2
shrink
C1
sketch
C1
summarization
summary
C2
tabulate
trace
B1

examplify

make an abstract

epitomise
boil down
brief
B2
contract
B1
delineate
digest
C2
distinguish
C2
encapsulate
exemplify
generalization
generalize
Translations

resumir
tipificar
symboliser
condensar
özetlemek
resumir
incarner
résumer
abréger
belichamen

kürzer werden

verringern

kürzer machen

magern

vermindern
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpɪt.əˌmaɪz/
Etymology

From epitome + -ize.

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