epitomize

Verb

Meaning

To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin.

To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as, to epitomize words.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

typify epitomise show cut reduce mean represent contract express abstract denote illustrate outline manifest characterize
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Antonyms

increase color develop grow expand extend
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Hypernyms

represent symbolize symbolise typify stand for

Related terms

epitomistic

Derivatives

epitomized Epitomizing

Examples

The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition Source: Internet

Beavers may epitomize the Canadian spirit; they don’t mind winter so much as they have a thick fur coat that repels water to keep them snug and warm. Source: Internet

Divekar and his wife epitomize the new India and its revived Jewish community of nearly 5,000, most of which lives in this metropolis of 19 million formerly known as Bombay. Source: Internet

How does this story epitomize the difference in character between Hassan and Amir? Source: Internet

Song Qingling, wife of Sun Yat Sen, Song Meiling, wife of Chiang Kai-shek and Xie Fei, wife of the old revolutionist and first Cochairman of the PRC Liu Shaoqi epitomize the heroines native to this region. Source: Internet

Thaler and Koval are hugely successful advertising executives who epitomize grit. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

epitomist epitomistic epitomization epitomizer epitonic epitoniid