Symbolize definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

symbolize in British English · 1. (transitive). to serve as or be a symbol of · 2. (transitive; usually foll by by). to represent by a symbol or symbols · 3. ( ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'symbolize'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× symbolize (sɪmbəlaɪz ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensesymbolizes ,presentparticiplesymbolizing ,pasttense,pastparticiplesymbolized regionalnote: inBRIT,alsousesymboliseverb Ifonethingsymbolizesanother,itisusedorregardedasasymbolofit. Acherrytwigisplacedinwatertosymbolizethehopeofnewlifetocome.[VERBnoun] ...thepost-warworldordersymbolisedbytheUnitedNations.[VERB-ed] Synonyms:represent,signify,standfor,mean MoreSynonymsofsymbolize COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof symbolize Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'symbolize' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'symbolize' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'gemutlich' HindiTranslationof'symbolize' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency symbolizeinBritishEnglish orsymbolise(ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz ) verb1. (transitive) toserveasorbeasymbolof 2. (transitive;usuallyfollbyby) torepresentbyasymbolorsymbols 3. (intransitive) tousesymbols 4. (transitive) totreatorregardassymbolicorfigurative CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformssymbolization(ˌsymboliˈzation)orsymbolisation(ˌsymboliˈsation)noun WordFrequency symbolizeinAmericanEnglish (ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz ) verbtransitiveWordforms:ˈsymbolˌizedorˈsymbolˌizing1.  tobeasymbolof;typify;standfor 2.  torepresentbyasymbolorsymbols verbintransitive3.  tousesymbols Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformssymbolization(ˌsymboliˈzation) noun symbolizer(ˈsymbolˌizer) noun WordoriginFrsymboliser