(~s, epitomizing, ~d)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'epitomise'
If you say that something or someone ~s a particular thing, you mean that they are a perfect example of it.
Lyonnais cooking is ~d by the so-called ‘bouchons’.
...the sleek lift that ~d the hotel’s glossy decor.
VERB: be V-ed by n, V n