symbolize
verb /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/
(British English also symbolise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they symbolize | /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it symbolizes | /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple symbolized | /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/ /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle symbolized | /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/ /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form symbolizing | /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- symbolize something to be a symbol of something synonym represent
- The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil.
- He came to symbolize his country's struggle for independence.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySymbolize is used with these nouns as the object:- beginning