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Definition: Symbolize |
SymbolizeVerb1. Express indirectly; be a symbol of; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "symbolize" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Note: Symbolize \Sym"bol*ize\, intransitive verb [imperfect & past participle. Symbolized; Symbolizing.]. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A chemical symbol is an abbreviation or short representation of the name of a chemical element. Natural elements all have symbols of one or two letters; some man-made elements have symbols of three letters.Chemical symbols are listed in the periodic table and are used as shorthand and in chemical equations, e.g., 2 H + O → H2O
Because chemical symbols are often derived from the Latin or Greek name of the element, they may not bear much resemblance to the common English name, e.g., Na for sodium (Latin natrium) and Au for gold (Latin aurum).
For complete listings of the chemical elements and their symbols, see:
- List of elements by symbol
- List of elements by name
- List of elements by number
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chemical symbol."
Synonyms: SymbolizeSynonyms: represent (v), stand for (v), symbolise (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Indication | Represent, stand for; typify; (prefigure); symbolize. |
Representation | Dress up; illustrate, symbolize. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Symbolize |
| English words defined with "symbolize": Emblematize ♦ Menorah ♦ Symbolized. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "symbolize": scarabaeus. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | It's strange to me that something so harmless as a jacket could symbolize such a great lie. (Seven Years in Tibet; writing credit: Becky Johnston) What a wonderful thing a woman's hat is Somehow it seems to symbolize the marvelous complexity of her own personality (Miss Jerry; writing credit: Alexander Black) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | High above, over a true "home of the brave," the floating folds of the Star Spangled Banner symbolize the American way of life to soldiers in training for the battles that will bring freedom to an unhappy, wartorn world, Fort Knox, Ky. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Jeronimos Monastry" by Luis Alves Commentary: "Jeronimos Monastery was built under the reign of King Manuel I to symbolize the Portuguese Discoveries and to be a Royal Pantheon. It is pure Manueline style and is one of the most representative monuments of Portuguese architecture. ." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | There is a sorrow here that weeping cannot symbolize. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Norway | The white cross and red field are derived from the Danish flag; the blue cross was added to symbolize Norway's independence. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SCARABAEUS, n. The sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, allied to our familiar "tumble-bug." It was supposed to symbolize immortality, the fact that God knew why giving it its peculiar sanctity. Its habit of incubating its eggs in a ball of ordure may also have commended it to the favor of the priesthood, and may some day assure it an equal reverence among ourselves. True, the American beetle is an inferior beetle, but the American priest is an inferior priest. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Symbolize" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 72.60% of the time. "Symbolize" is used about 73 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 72.6% | 53 | 46,657 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 27.4% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Total | 100.00% | 73 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
13 american flag stripes symbolize | 7 |
colors symbolize | 4 |
fall house symbolize usher | 4 |
flower symbolize | 2 |
rose symbolize | 2 |
symbolize | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "symbolize"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | simbolizoj, shfaq simbolikisht. (various references) | |
Arabic | مثل (act, adage, aphorism, appear, as, be a symbol for, be typical of, byword, case, depict, describe, example, exemplify, gnome, illustrate, illustration, instance, like, like this, maxim, perform, play, play act, portray, proverb, represent, saying, sculpt, show, stand before, stand for, such, such as, typify), عبر بالرموز, رمز (allegory, attribute, character, code, denote, designate, emblem, ensign, figure, icon, image, indication, sign, stand for, symbol, telltale, token, type, typify). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | символизирам (emblem, emblematize, personify, represent, type, typify), представям със символи, изобразявам със символи. (various references) | |
Chinese | 象征 (Emblemed, Embleming, Epitome, Epitomes, symbolise, symbolising, Symbolized, symbolizing, token), 標誌 (mark, sign, symbol, to indicate, to mark). (various references) | |
Czech | symbolizovat (emblematize, epitomize, represent), znázornit (typify), vyjádřit symbolem. (various references) | |
Dutch | symboliseren. (various references) | |
Esperanto | simboli. (various references) | |
Farsi | نماپردازی کردن , نشان پردازی کردن , حاکی بودن از (Bespeak, Bode, Signify, Smell). (various references) | |
Finnish | symboloida, symbolisoida. (various references) | |
French | symboliser (symbol). (various references) | |
German | symbolisieren (represent). (various references) | |
Greek | συμβολίζω (represent, typify). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לסמל (signify, typify). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szimbolizál (to symbolize, to typify), jelképez (to stand for, to symbolize, to typify), jelképesen beszél. (various references) | |
Indonesian | melambangkan (epitomize). (various references) | |
Italian | simboleggiare (epitomise, epitomize, symbolise), rappresentare (act, act for, act in place of, be an agent for, depict, enact, feature, give, mean, perform, play, represent, show, sit, stage, stand for, symbolise). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | シンフェイン党 (banner, simple, simplicity, simplify, Sinn Fein, symbol, symbol color, symbolic, symbolic link, Symbolics, symbolism, symbolist, symphonic jazz, symphonic poem, symphony). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | シンボライズ . (various references) | |
Korean | 상징하십시요. (various references) | |
Manx | cowraghey (betoken, betray, betray exhibit, blotch, blotch of colour, characterization, characterize, denotation, denote, gesture, imply, log, mark, mark up, note, portend, represent, sign, signify, stamp). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ymbolizesay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | simbolizar (body, denote, emblem, emblematize, figure, personify, represent, typify). (various references) | |
Romanian | simboliza (emblem, emblematize, figure, represent), închipui (concoct, fabricate, imagine, represent, scheme, shadow). (various references) | |
Russian | символизировать (emblem, emblematize, stand for). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | slikovito predstaviti, simbolizovati. (various references) | |
Spanish | simbolizar (typify). (various references) | |
Swedish | symbolisera (be emblematic of, emblematize, type). (various references) | |
Thai | ใช้เป็นสัญลักษณ์. (various references) | |
Turkish | simgesi olmak (be symbolic of, be symbolical of, characterize, typify), simgelemek (be symbolic of, characterize, represent, typify), sembolize etmek (shadow forth, shadow out), sembolü olmak, sembol ile belirtmek, temsil etmek (body forth, exemplify, personify, represent, speak for, stand for). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | символізувати (emblem, emblematize, image, typify), надавати значення символу, зображати символічно. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "symbolize": symbolized, symbolizer, symbolizers, symbolizes. (additional references) | |
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"Symbolize" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: symbolise. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "symbolize" (pronounced si"mbulī'z) |
| 5 | -b u l ī' z | cannibalize, demobilize, destabilize, globalize, metabolize, mobilize, stabilize, verbalize. |
| 4 | -u l ī' z | actualize, alkalies, analyze, annualize, brutalize, capitalize, caramelize, catalyze, centralize, civilize, collateralize, commercialize, compartmentalize, criminalize, crystallize, decentralize, deinstitutionalize, demoralize, denationalize, departmentalize, depersonalize, editorialize, equalize, evangelize, federalize, fertilize, fictionalize, finalize, formalize, fossilize, generalize, hospitalize, hydrolyze, idolize, industrialize, internalize, internationalize, legalize, liberalize, localize, marginalize, materialize, memorialize, mineralize, monopolize, moralize, nationalize, naturalize, neutralize, normalize, paralyze, penalize, personalize, professionalize, radicalize, rationalize, recapitalize, regionalize, renationalize, revitalize, scandalize, serialize, socialize, specialize, sterilize, tantalize, tranquilize, trivialize, underutilize, utilize, vandalize, visualize. |
| 3 | -l ī' z | butterflies, creolize, fireflies, gadflies, idealize, multiplies, realize, stylize. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-i-l-m-o-s-y-z" | |
-2 letters: isozyme, mobiles, obelism, zombies. | |
-3 letters: bezils, biomes, blimey, emboli, emboly, limbos, limeys, mobile, molies, smiley, symbol, zombie, zombis. | |
-4 letters: besom, bezil, biles, biome, bizes, blimy, boils, boles, limbo, limbs, limby, limes, limey, limos, lobes, miles, milos, moils, moles, mosey, obeli, obeys, sibyl, slime, slimy, smile, solei, ylems, zombi, zymes. | |
-5 letters: bels, beys, bile, bios. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-i-l-m-o-s-y-z" | |
+1 letter: symbolized, symbolizer, symbolizes. | |
+2 letters: symbolizers. | |
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