SYMBOLIZE


Meaning of SYMBOLIZE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

come

The station, through its deejays, came to symbolize and help stimulate the segregated economy of Memphis.

They came to symbolize the excesses of the period: the hype and inflated prices new artwork was able to command.

It has come to symbolize the difficulties in launching advanced communications services.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Cowardice is symbolized in the painting by the white feathers on the soldier's coat.

In Europe, the colour white symbolizes purity but in Asia it is often the symbol of deep mourning.

The lion symbolizes strength, the lamb symbolizes gentleness.

To people in the community, Hernandez's death symbolizes years of mistreatment by police.

Wedding rings symbolize a couple's commitment to each other.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And when the symbol ceases to look or sound like what it symbolizes, it becomes a sign.

It might even symbolize the return of the soul to its spirit after death.

Outfitted in his regal trappings, he would symbolize imperial authority.

The latter is further symbolized in the awakening lion and the eagle that holds the emblem of the city in its feet.

The musical instruments symbolize an underlying harmony behind nature's powers, to which the successful alchemist must himself be attuned.

The rouged cheeks, ever so carefully shaded peach, seemed to symbolize death.

They symbolized all the money that was around, the flamboyance expected of the richest nation on earth.

Yet Hebron today symbolizes our exile from Eden.

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