epitomizev.

/ɪˈpɪtəmʌɪz/

Etymology: < epitome n. + -ize suffix.

a. transitive. To make an epitome of; to abridge.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > summarize or abridge [verb (transitive)]

abrevya1325

comprehendc1369

abridgec1384

shorta1390

suma1398

abbreviate?a1475

shorten1530

to cut short?1542

curtail1553

to knit up1553

to wind up1583

clip1598

epitomize1599

brief1601

contract1604

to shut up1622

decurt1631

to sum up1642

breviate1663

curtilate1665

compendize1693

epitomate1702

to gather up1782

summarize1808

scissor1829

précis1856

to cut down1857

to boil down1880

synopsize1882

essence1888

résumé1888

short copy1891

bovrilize1900

pot1927

summate1951

capsulize1958

profile1970

1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) Pref. 2 The same Booke was but a spurious stolne Copy, in part epitomized..from the Authors Originall.

1644 J. Milton tr. M. Bucer Ivdgem. conc. Divorce 25 Thus farre Martin Bucer; Whom..I deny not to have epitomiz'd.

1783 S. Johnson Lett. to Mrs. Thrale 13 June Mrs. Dobson..epitomised a very bulky French Life of Petrarch.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. vi. 92 He was accustomed to epitomise Hooker, and others, on the present subject.

1868 W. Peard Pract. Water-farming xii. 118 For the benefit of our readers, we will epitomise the pamphlet.

absolute.1861 C. H. Pearson Early & Middle Ages Eng. 119 He epitomizes, as if he were giving the pith of a paragraph.

b. To summarize; to give a concise account of; to state the essence of (a matter) briefly.

ΚΠ

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia v. 172 Thus have you briefely epitomized Mother Natures benefits.

1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 65 They all would not suffice Folly in all her shapes to epitomise.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 321 Hassan Aga, whose Life I had begun to epitomize.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. 123 I shall however in a few pages briefly epitomize what passed.

1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith Pref. 11 Exhaustively to epitomise the evidence of Theism.

a. To contain in a small compass; to comprise in brief the sum of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > incorporation or inclusion > incorporate or include [verb (transitive)] > as the sum of

epitomize1628

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 1711 For, God in this one single Plague, comprised Those other Judgements, all, epitomized.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 149 A Carpet, a Pan, and a Platter, epitomizes all their Furniture.

1868 A. P. Stanley Hist. Mem. Westm. Abbey v. 416 In some respects it [the Chapter House] epitomises the vicissitudes of the Abbey itself.

b. To put into a small compass; to concentrate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > concentrate or condense

condense1477

concentre1598

sum1609

compact1633

epitomizea1634

concentrate1665

a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 129 Hee himselfe epitomized those ten into two.

1654 A. Cokayne tr. G. F. Loredano Dianea i. 51 In whom it appeared that Nature and Fortune had Epitomiz'd all the wonders of the World.

a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. (1768) II. 106 Art, indeed, is often requisite to collect and epitomize the beauties of nature.

1857 R. A. Willmott Pleasures of Lit. xxi. 126 We have all the wilfulness of Cleopatra epitomized when, etc.

†3. To reduce to a smaller scale. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)]

thinc900

narroweOE

smalleOE

slakea1300

adminisha1325

minisha1382

reduce?c1400

diminish1417

littlea1500

extenuate1555

enstraiten1590

scantle1596

scant1599

bedwarfa1631

epitomize1630

dwarf1638

retrench1640

stunt1659

to take in1700

belittle1785

dwarfify1816

reduct1819

micrify1836

clip1858

downsize1977

1630 M. Drayton David & Goliah in Muses Elizium 190 All those rare parts that in his brothers were Epitomiz'd, at large in him appeare.

1639 J. Woodall Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) Pref. sig. C2 A Surgeons Chest epitomized.

1660 T. Fuller Mixt Contempl. ii. xlvi. 50 Our standing Army shall be Epitomized to a more moderate proportion.

1713 J. Addison in Guardian 15 July 1/2 We should, in a little time, see Mankind epitomized, and the whole Species in Miniature.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	epitomize
释义	epitomizev. /ɪˈpɪtəmʌɪz/ Etymology: < epitome n. + -ize suffix. 1. a. transitive. To make an epitome of; to abridge. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > summarize or abridge [verb (transitive)] abrevya1325 comprehendc1369 abridgec1384 shorta1390 suma1398 abbreviate?a1475 shorten1530 to cut short?1542 curtail1553 to knit up1553 to wind up1583 clip1598 epitomize1599 brief1601 contract1604 to shut up1622 decurt1631 to sum up1642 breviate1663 curtilate1665 compendize1693 epitomate1702 to gather up1782 summarize1808 scissor1829 précis1856 to cut down1857 to boil down1880 synopsize1882 essence1888 résumé1888 short copy1891 bovrilize1900 pot1927 summate1951 capsulize1958 profile1970 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) Pref. 2 The same Booke was but a spurious stolne Copy, in part epitomized..from the Authors Originall. 1644 J. Milton tr. M. Bucer Ivdgem. conc. Divorce 25 Thus farre Martin Bucer; Whom..I deny not to have epitomiz'd. 1783 S. Johnson Lett. to Mrs. Thrale 13 June Mrs. Dobson..epitomised a very bulky French Life of Petrarch. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. vi. 92 He was accustomed to epitomise Hooker, and others, on the present subject. 1868 W. Peard Pract. Water-farming xii. 118 For the benefit of our readers, we will epitomise the pamphlet. absolute.1861 C. H. Pearson Early & Middle Ages Eng. 119 He epitomizes, as if he were giving the pith of a paragraph. b. To summarize; to give a concise account of; to state the essence of (a matter) briefly. ΚΠ 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia v. 172 Thus have you briefely epitomized Mother Natures benefits. 1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 65 They all would not suffice Folly in all her shapes to epitomise. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 321 Hassan Aga, whose Life I had begun to epitomize. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. 123 I shall however in a few pages briefly epitomize what passed. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith Pref. 11 Exhaustively to epitomise the evidence of Theism. 2. a. To contain in a small compass; to comprise in brief the sum of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > incorporation or inclusion > incorporate or include [verb (transitive)] > as the sum of epitomize1628 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 1711 For, God in this one single Plague, comprised Those other Judgements, all, epitomized. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 149 A Carpet, a Pan, and a Platter, epitomizes all their Furniture. 1868 A. P. Stanley Hist. Mem. Westm. Abbey v. 416 In some respects it [the Chapter House] epitomises the vicissitudes of the Abbey itself. b. To put into a small compass; to concentrate. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > concentrate or condense condense1477 concentre1598 sum1609 compact1633 epitomizea1634 concentrate1665 a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 129 Hee himselfe epitomized those ten into two. 1654 A. Cokayne tr. G. F. Loredano Dianea i. 51 In whom it appeared that Nature and Fortune had Epitomiz'd all the wonders of the World. a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. (1768) II. 106 Art, indeed, is often requisite to collect and epitomize the beauties of nature. 1857 R. A. Willmott Pleasures of Lit. xxi. 126 We have all the wilfulness of Cleopatra epitomized when, etc. †3. To reduce to a smaller scale. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] thinc900 narroweOE smalleOE slakea1300 adminisha1325 minisha1382 reduce?c1400 diminish1417 littlea1500 extenuate1555 enstraiten1590 scantle1596 scant1599 bedwarfa1631 epitomize1630 dwarf1638 retrench1640 stunt1659 to take in1700 belittle1785 dwarfify1816 reduct1819 micrify1836 clip1858 downsize1977 1630 M. Drayton David & Goliah in Muses Elizium 190 All those rare parts that in his brothers were Epitomiz'd, at large in him appeare. 1639 J. Woodall Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) Pref. sig. C2 A Surgeons Chest epitomized. 1660 T. Fuller Mixt Contempl. ii. xlvi. 50 Our standing Army shall be Epitomized to a more moderate proportion. 1713 J. Addison in Guardian 15 July 1/2 We should, in a little time, see Mankind epitomized, and the whole Species in Miniature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1599
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