emˈbleməˌtīz transitive verb
or em·blem·ize ˈemblə̇ˌmīz
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: emblematize from Latin emblemat-, emblema + English -ize; emblemize from emblem (I) + -ize
1. : to represent by or as if by an emblem : symbolize
2. : to be or to serve as an emblem of