symbolize

Meaning

1. (transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) To resemble each other in qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To hold the same faith; to agree.

Synonyms

represent

symbolise

signify

typify

mean

stand for

personify

mark

denote

symbol

show

indicate

designate

distinguish

emblem

embody

give

identify

image

impersonate

manifest

name

picture

play

point

portray

purport

reference

run

shade

shadow

speak

🗣️

stage

stand

account

emblematize

act

agent

be

betoken

bode

body

characterize

constitute

copy

denotation

depict

Translations

symboliser

simbolizar

symbolisieren

symboliseren

simboleggiare

simbolizar

συμβολίζω

رمز

représenter

مثّل

simbolizzare

representar

simbolitzar

rappresentare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/

Etymology

From Middle French symboliser.