epitomize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈpɪt.əˌmaɪz/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English epitome Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English epitomize From epitome + -ize.
Meanings
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(British, English, Oxford, US) To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.
This simple formula epitomizes the kind of 'tolerance' that Marcuse advocates.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 413:
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(British, English, Oxford, US) To be an epitome of.
The framework of Combinatory Categorial Grammar epitomizes the rule-based generalized categorial architecture.
1997, Michael Moortgat, “Categorial Type Logics”, in J. van Benthem, A. ter Meulen, editors, Handbook of Logic and Language, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| epitomise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| epitomizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| epitomizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| epitomized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| epitomized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
epitomization · epitomizer · unepitomized
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (30)
nl samenvatten (make an epitome) · no personifisere (be an epitome) · hu összefoglal (make an epitome) · hu megtestesít (be an epitome) · pt personificar (be an epitome) · pt incarnar (be an epitome) · oc incarnar (be an epitome) · sv representera (be an epitome) · nl belichamen (be an epitome) · nl excerperen (make an epitome) · es epitomar (make an epitome) · es epitomizar (make an epitome) · fr incarner (be an epitome) · pt epitomizar (make an epitome) · fr résumer (make an epitome) · hu összegez (make an epitome) · sh ot(j)eloviti (make an epitome) · oc representar (be an epitome) · sh ut(j)eloviti (make an epitome) · nl in zich verenigen (be an epitome) · pt representar (be an epitome) · sv personifiera (be an epitome) · sv sammanfatta (make an epitome) · oc personificar (be an epitome) · hu tömörít (make an epitome) · eo epitomiĝi (be an epitome) · hu kivonatol (make an epitome) · de verkörpern (be an epitome) · ar جَسَّدَ (make an epitome) · sh ovaplotiti (make an epitome)