enigmatizev.
/ɪˈnɪɡmətʌɪz/ 1. transitive.† a. To symbolize.
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society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > be symbol of [verb (transitive)] > represent by symbol > of things: represent by symbol
emblem1584
emblematize1615
enigmatize1631
emblemize1639
emblematicize1780
1631 J. Done Polydoron sig. D4 Actæon pursued by his houndes..may ænigmatize a lover chased and devoured by his thoughts.
a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 213 A poetic tissue of visual symbols..by which the Apocalypt enigmatized the Neronian persecutions.
b. To render enigmatical or puzzling.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > make mystical or mysterious [verb (transitive)]
to make a mystery of1634
mysticize1681
enigmatize1800
mystify1829
mysterize1845
1800 Monthly Mag. 10 437 Manuscripts..so ænigmatised with insertions and repetitions and alterations.
1841 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 49 151 It is precisely the disregard of details that enigmatizes humanity to Michelet.
2. intransitive. To utter or talk in enigmas; to deal in riddles. (In modern dictionaries.)
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