To be a type, emblem, or symbol of; to typify, symbolize.

intransitive. Of a character in a writing system, an abbreviation, etc.: to symbolize, signify.

transitive. To symbolize; to represent; to be a sign of, stand for, or denote. Obsolete (archaic in later use).

transitive. To symbolize the difference between. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To symbolize, represent. rare.

transitive. Originally Theology. To represent beforehand by a figure or type; to be an early indication or version of; to foreshadow. Also: to…

To represent by a figure or emblem; to typify.

transitive. To represent, symbolize, portray (= characterize, v. 2); to be a representation or symbol of. Obsolete.

To represent by a shadow or imperfect image; to indicate obscurely or in slight outline; to symbolize, typify, prefigure. Now chiefly with adverb…

To represent as by a shadow, to shadow forth, symbolize. to shade out: to sketch faintly.

transitive. To represent, symbolize, portray. Cf. character, v. 2. Now somewhat rare.

transitive. To be a symbol of; to represent or stand for, as a symbol; to typify.

transitive. To represent by, or as by, a hieroglyphic; to symbolize.

transitive. To stand for or in place of; to signify; to symbolize; to represent in a personal or bodily form. Obsolete.

transitive. To symbolize; to exemplify. Obsolete.

transitive. To express or describe (a thing or person) by means of a simile or similes; (also) to represent (something) symbolically, to symbolize.

(transitive) to indicate as by a symptom; loosely, to symbolize.

To represent symbolically. Said both of the agent and the symbol employed. In Mathematics to represent by a figure, symbol, or formula. Phrase, to e…

transitive. To symbolize, signify.

transitive. To represent by an emblem or metaphor; to symbolize, typify.

transitive. Chiefly in passive. To represent or create in embryonic form. Also intransitive: to develop in embryo.

transitive. = symbolize, v.1 3.