Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense epitomizes, present participle epitomizing, past tense, past participle epitomizedregional note: in BRIT, also use epitomise
verb
If you say that something or someone epitomizes a particular thing, you mean that they are a perfect example of it.
Lyonnais cooking is epitomized by the so-called 'bouchons'. [beVERB-ed + by]
...the sleek lift that epitomized the hotel's glossy decor. [VERB noun]
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epitomize in British English
or epitomise (ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz)
verb(transitive)
1.
to be a personification of; typify
2.
to make an epitome of
Derived forms
epitomist (eˈpitomist)
noun
epitomization (eˌpitomiˈzation) or epitomisation (eˌpitomiˈsation)
noun
epitomizer (eˈpitoˌmizer) or epitomiser (eˈpitoˌmiser)
noun
epitomize in American English
(ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: eˈpitoˌmized or eˈpitoˌmizing
to make or be an epitome of
Derived forms
epitomizer (eˈpitoˌmizer)
noun
Synonyms of 'epitomize'
typify, represent, illustrate, embody
summarize, cut, reduce, contract
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In other languages
epitomize
British English: epitomize VERB
If you say that something or someone epitomizes a particular thing, you mean that they are a perfect example of it.
…the sleek lift that epitomized the hotel's glossy décor.
American English: epitomize
Brazilian Portuguese: personificar
Chinese: 为…的典型
European Spanish: representar
French: incarner
German: verkörpern
Italian: incarnare
Japanese: 典型である
Korean: ~의 전형이다
European Portuguese: personificar
Latin American Spanish: representar
Chinese translation of 'epitomize'
epitomize
(ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz)
vt
集中体(體)现(現) (jízhōng tǐxiàn)
1 (verb)
Definition
to be or make a perfect or typical example of
The goddess Selene epitomized perfect motherhood.
Synonyms
typify
These buildings typify the rich extremes of the local architecture.
represent
He represents everything that is wrong with the modern world.
illustrate
The example of the United States illustrates this point.
embody
Jack Kennedy embodied all the hopes of the 1960s.
exemplify
The character exemplifies doubt and emotional turmoil.
symbolize
The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of the Cold War.
personify
She seemed to personify goodness and nobility.
incarnate
2 (verb)
Synonyms
summarize
To summarize, this is a clever approach to a common problem.
cut
He has cut the play judiciously.
reduce
Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.
contractabstract
shorten
The day surgery will help to shorten waiting lists.
curtail
NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.
The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather.
condense
The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book.
encapsulate
His ideas were later encapsulated in his book.
abbreviate
He abbreviated his first name to Alec.
abridge
We don't abridge any of the stories we publish.
précis
a cleverly precised distillation of everything he had written