Definition of epitomize in English:

epitomize

(British epitomise)

verb ɪˈpɪtəmʌɪzɛˈpɪtəmʌɪzəˈpɪdəˌmaɪz

[with object]

1Be a perfect example of.
the company epitomized the problems faced by British industry
Example sentencesExamples
- But wine, if precious, isn't false: an excellent vintage epitomises the hard-won perfection he hasn't found in work or love.
- There is something about them that seems to epitomise local journalism.
- I follow, in receiving this award, people whose lives epitomize the constant pressing for change that started long before I came along and is going on in ways big and small across the journalistic landscape.
- Darting about with his long hair flopping, Nash epitomizes a free spirit running wild.
- The weasel-worded letters to school managers promising new buildings and big refurbishment works epitomised the whole thing.
- These two last examples epitomize the murkiness besetting a serious examination of the occupation of early modem peoples and the identities they derived from their work.
- She was involved with the Apostolic Workers, which epitomises the type of person Gretta was, always giving her time to charitable causes.
- These decorative pieces of jewelry epitomized his aesthetic mission to create beautiful works of art in the image of the natural world.
- For almost half a century, Barth has continued to break new ground, and his work epitomizes the stylistic hallmarks of postmodernism.
- For the Tang people family epitomized the inside world as opposed to the outside sphere of Chinese political and cultural dominance.
- She epitomizes what it means to live by faith through the power of grace.
- We have to work together and the Building in Safety campaign epitomises this approach.
- His personality and his success epitomized the postwar Italian political system, marked by compromise, pragmatism, and an inability to overcome corruption.
- She cites one example which, she says, epitomises the spirit of the club's members.
- They remained professional and epitomized the essential personal skills that attorneys also need to possess.
- But really I think no one would epitomize that true explorer type of individual more than Susan.
- They lost 18 wickets in a day that epitomised their fragility perfectly.
- Sleep is the new 21st century status symbol, epitomised by the ‘power nap’.
- His diplomatic career epitomizes the ideals of patriotism and selfless service.
- His elegant, idealized compositions and use of Antique sources epitomize Renaissance manuscript illustration and were an essential element of the finest Florentine production in the decades around 1500.
Synonyms
embody, give form/shape to, incorporate
typify, exemplify, represent, be representative of, encapsulate, manifest, symbolize, stand for, illustrate, sum up
personify
formal reify
rare incarnate
2archaic Give a summary of (a written work)
for the benefit of our readers, we will epitomize the pamphlet
Example sentencesExamples
- A number summarize whole books with replies to subsequent criticism or epitomize decades of work of an author in two-dozen pages.
Synonyms
summarize, abstract, synopsize, precis, make a outline of, make a résumé of, digest, encapsulate, recapitulate, sum up, put in a nutshell

Derivatives

epitomization

noun ɪpɪtəmʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nɛpɪtəmʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

Why the play doesn't quite take off, with all these echoes and epitomisations, and with sharp characterisation and acting, is mysterious.

Definition of epitomize in US English:

epitomize

(British epitomise)

verbəˈpɪdəˌmaɪzəˈpidəˌmīz

[with object]

1Be a perfect example of.
Hearst's newspapers epitomized bare-knuckle yellow journalism
Example sentencesExamples
- They lost 18 wickets in a day that epitomised their fragility perfectly.
- The weasel-worded letters to school managers promising new buildings and big refurbishment works epitomised the whole thing.
- His diplomatic career epitomizes the ideals of patriotism and selfless service.
- These decorative pieces of jewelry epitomized his aesthetic mission to create beautiful works of art in the image of the natural world.
- For the Tang people family epitomized the inside world as opposed to the outside sphere of Chinese political and cultural dominance.
- For almost half a century, Barth has continued to break new ground, and his work epitomizes the stylistic hallmarks of postmodernism.
- She cites one example which, she says, epitomises the spirit of the club's members.
- They remained professional and epitomized the essential personal skills that attorneys also need to possess.
- She was involved with the Apostolic Workers, which epitomises the type of person Gretta was, always giving her time to charitable causes.
- She epitomizes what it means to live by faith through the power of grace.
- Darting about with his long hair flopping, Nash epitomizes a free spirit running wild.
- We have to work together and the Building in Safety campaign epitomises this approach.
- His elegant, idealized compositions and use of Antique sources epitomize Renaissance manuscript illustration and were an essential element of the finest Florentine production in the decades around 1500.
- These two last examples epitomize the murkiness besetting a serious examination of the occupation of early modem peoples and the identities they derived from their work.
- Sleep is the new 21st century status symbol, epitomised by the ‘power nap’.
- But wine, if precious, isn't false: an excellent vintage epitomises the hard-won perfection he hasn't found in work or love.
- His personality and his success epitomized the postwar Italian political system, marked by compromise, pragmatism, and an inability to overcome corruption.
- I follow, in receiving this award, people whose lives epitomize the constant pressing for change that started long before I came along and is going on in ways big and small across the journalistic landscape.
- There is something about them that seems to epitomise local journalism.
- But really I think no one would epitomize that true explorer type of individual more than Susan.
Synonyms
embody, give form to, give shape to, incorporate
2archaic Give a summary of (a written work).
Example sentencesExamples
- A number summarize whole books with replies to subsequent criticism or epitomize decades of work of an author in two-dozen pages.
Synonyms
summarize, abstract, synopsize, precis, make a outline of, make a résumé of, digest, encapsulate, recapitulate, sum up, put in a nutshell

单词	epitomize
释义	Definition of epitomize in English: epitomize (British epitomise) verb ɪˈpɪtəmʌɪzɛˈpɪtəmʌɪzəˈpɪdəˌmaɪz [with object] 1Be a perfect example of. the company epitomized the problems faced by British industry Example sentencesExamples But wine, if precious, isn't false: an excellent vintage epitomises the hard-won perfection he hasn't found in work or love. There is something about them that seems to epitomise local journalism. I follow, in receiving this award, people whose lives epitomize the constant pressing for change that started long before I came along and is going on in ways big and small across the journalistic landscape. Darting about with his long hair flopping, Nash epitomizes a free spirit running wild. The weasel-worded letters to school managers promising new buildings and big refurbishment works epitomised the whole thing. These two last examples epitomize the murkiness besetting a serious examination of the occupation of early modem peoples and the identities they derived from their work. She was involved with the Apostolic Workers, which epitomises the type of person Gretta was, always giving her time to charitable causes. These decorative pieces of jewelry epitomized his aesthetic mission to create beautiful works of art in the image of the natural world. For almost half a century, Barth has continued to break new ground, and his work epitomizes the stylistic hallmarks of postmodernism. For the Tang people family epitomized the inside world as opposed to the outside sphere of Chinese political and cultural dominance. She epitomizes what it means to live by faith through the power of grace. We have to work together and the Building in Safety campaign epitomises this approach. His personality and his success epitomized the postwar Italian political system, marked by compromise, pragmatism, and an inability to overcome corruption. She cites one example which, she says, epitomises the spirit of the club's members. They remained professional and epitomized the essential personal skills that attorneys also need to possess. But really I think no one would epitomize that true explorer type of individual more than Susan. They lost 18 wickets in a day that epitomised their fragility perfectly. Sleep is the new 21st century status symbol, epitomised by the ‘power nap’. His diplomatic career epitomizes the ideals of patriotism and selfless service. His elegant, idealized compositions and use of Antique sources epitomize Renaissance manuscript illustration and were an essential element of the finest Florentine production in the decades around 1500. Synonyms embody, give form/shape to, incorporate typify, exemplify, represent, be representative of, encapsulate, manifest, symbolize, stand for, illustrate, sum up personify formal reify rare incarnate 2archaic Give a summary of (a written work) for the benefit of our readers, we will epitomize the pamphlet Example sentencesExamples A number summarize whole books with replies to subsequent criticism or epitomize decades of work of an author in two-dozen pages. Synonyms summarize, abstract, synopsize, precis, make a outline of, make a résumé of, digest, encapsulate, recapitulate, sum up, put in a nutshell Derivatives epitomization noun ɪpɪtəmʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nɛpɪtəmʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n Why the play doesn't quite take off, with all these echoes and epitomisations, and with sharp characterisation and acting, is mysterious. Definition of epitomize in US English: epitomize (British epitomise) verbəˈpɪdəˌmaɪzəˈpidəˌmīz [with object] 1Be a perfect example of. Hearst's newspapers epitomized bare-knuckle yellow journalism Example sentencesExamples They lost 18 wickets in a day that epitomised their fragility perfectly. The weasel-worded letters to school managers promising new buildings and big refurbishment works epitomised the whole thing. His diplomatic career epitomizes the ideals of patriotism and selfless service. These decorative pieces of jewelry epitomized his aesthetic mission to create beautiful works of art in the image of the natural world. For the Tang people family epitomized the inside world as opposed to the outside sphere of Chinese political and cultural dominance. For almost half a century, Barth has continued to break new ground, and his work epitomizes the stylistic hallmarks of postmodernism. She cites one example which, she says, epitomises the spirit of the club's members. They remained professional and epitomized the essential personal skills that attorneys also need to possess. She was involved with the Apostolic Workers, which epitomises the type of person Gretta was, always giving her time to charitable causes. She epitomizes what it means to live by faith through the power of grace. Darting about with his long hair flopping, Nash epitomizes a free spirit running wild. We have to work together and the Building in Safety campaign epitomises this approach. His elegant, idealized compositions and use of Antique sources epitomize Renaissance manuscript illustration and were an essential element of the finest Florentine production in the decades around 1500. These two last examples epitomize the murkiness besetting a serious examination of the occupation of early modem peoples and the identities they derived from their work. Sleep is the new 21st century status symbol, epitomised by the ‘power nap’. But wine, if precious, isn't false: an excellent vintage epitomises the hard-won perfection he hasn't found in work or love. His personality and his success epitomized the postwar Italian political system, marked by compromise, pragmatism, and an inability to overcome corruption. I follow, in receiving this award, people whose lives epitomize the constant pressing for change that started long before I came along and is going on in ways big and small across the journalistic landscape. There is something about them that seems to epitomise local journalism. But really I think no one would epitomize that true explorer type of individual more than Susan. Synonyms embody, give form to, give shape to, incorporate 2archaic Give a summary of (a written work). Example sentencesExamples A number summarize whole books with replies to subsequent criticism or epitomize decades of work of an author in two-dozen pages. Synonyms summarize, abstract, synopsize, precis, make a outline of, make a résumé of, digest, encapsulate, recapitulate, sum up, put in a nutshell
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