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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sym•bol•i•za•tion (sim′bə lə zā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Psychologythe act or process of symbolizing.
- Psychology, Psychiatryan unconscious mental process whereby one object or idea comes to stand for another through some part, quality, or aspect that the two share in common, with the symbol carrying the emotional feelings vested in the initial object or idea.
- symbolize + -ation 1595–1605
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sym•bol•ize /ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing. - to be a symbol of:The fox often symbolizes slyness and cunning.
sym•bol•i•za•tion,/ˌsɪmbələˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation ; n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sym•bol•ize (sim′bə līz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. - to be a symbol of;
stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol. - to represent by a symbol or symbols.
- to regard or treat as symbolic.
v.i. - to use symbols.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] sym′bol•ise′. - Neo-Latin symbolizāre. See symbol, -ize
- 1580–90
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