epitomize

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epitomize

  • /əˈpɪt.əˌmaɪz/ UK

verb epitomizes · epitomizing · epitomized · epitomise

  1. British, English, Oxford, US To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense. This simple formula epitomizes the kind of 'tolerance' that Marcuse advocates.
  2. British, English, Oxford, US To be an epitome of. The framework of Combinatory Categorial Grammar epitomizes the rule-based generalized categorial architecture.

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verb make an epitome

Españolepitomar, epitomizar
Portuguêsepitomizar
Françaisrésumer
العربيةجَسَّدَ jassada

verb be an epitome

Portuguêsincarnar, personificar, representar
Françaisincarner
Deutschverkörpern

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@misc{epitomize_2026,
  title = {epitomize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epitomize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}