vt to represent by a symbol or symbols.
2. symbolize ·vt to make to agree in properties or qualities.
3. symbolize ·vi to use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically.
4. symbolize ·vi to hold the same faith; to agree.
5. symbolize ·vt to make representative of something; to regard or treat as symbolic.
6. symbolize ·vi to have a resemblance of qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize.