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e·pit·o·mize

(ĭ-pĭt′ə-mīz′)

tr.v. e·pit·o·mized, e·pit·o·miz·ing, e·pit·o·miz·es

1. To make an epitome of; sum up.

2. To be a typical example of: behavior that epitomizes selfishness.

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epitomize

(ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz) or

epitomise

vb (tr)

1. to be a personification of; typify

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to make an epitome of

eˈpitomist n

eˌpitomiˈzation, eˌpitomiˈsation n

eˈpitoˌmizer, eˈpitoˌmiser n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

e•pit•o•mize

(ɪˈpɪt əˌmaɪz)

v.t. -mized, -miz•ing.

1. to serve as a typical or perfect example of; typify.

2. to make an epitome of; summarize.

[1590–1600]

e•pit`o•mi•za′tion, n.

epitomize

Past participle: epitomized
Gerund: epitomizing

Imperative
epitomize
epitomize

Present
I epitomize
you epitomize
he/she/it epitomizes
we epitomize
you epitomize
they epitomize

Preterite
I epitomized
you epitomized
he/she/it epitomized
we epitomized
you epitomized
they epitomized

Present Continuous
I am epitomizing
you are epitomizing
he/she/it is epitomizing
we are epitomizing
you are epitomizing
they are epitomizing

Present Perfect
I have epitomized
you have epitomized
he/she/it has epitomized
we have epitomized
you have epitomized
they have epitomized

Past Continuous
I was epitomizing
you were epitomizing
he/she/it was epitomizing
we were epitomizing
you were epitomizing
they were epitomizing

Past Perfect
I had epitomized
you had epitomized
he/she/it had epitomized
we had epitomized
you had epitomized
they had epitomized

Future
I will epitomize
you will epitomize
he/she/it will epitomize
we will epitomize
you will epitomize
they will epitomize

Future Perfect
I will have epitomized
you will have epitomized
he/she/it will have epitomized
we will have epitomized
you will have epitomized
they will have epitomized

Future Continuous
I will be epitomizing
you will be epitomizing
he/she/it will be epitomizing
we will be epitomizing
you will be epitomizing
they will be epitomizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been epitomizing
you have been epitomizing
he/she/it has been epitomizing
we have been epitomizing
you have been epitomizing
they have been epitomizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been epitomizing
you will have been epitomizing
he/she/it will have been epitomizing
we will have been epitomizing
you will have been epitomizing
they will have been epitomizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been epitomizing
you had been epitomizing
he/she/it had been epitomizing
we had been epitomizing
you had been epitomizing
they had been epitomizing

Conditional
I would epitomize
you would epitomize
he/she/it would epitomize
we would epitomize
you would epitomize
they would epitomize

Past Conditional
I would have epitomized
you would have epitomized
he/she/it would have epitomized
we would have epitomized
you would have epitomized
they would have epitomized

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Verb

epitomize - embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"

epitomise, typify

stand for, symbolize, typify, symbolise, represent - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

epitomize

verb typify, represent, illustrate, embody, exemplify, symbolize, personify, incarnate The goddess Selene epitomized perfect motherhood.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

epitomize

verb

1. To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of:

abstract, go over, recapitulate, review, run down, run through, summarize, sum up, synopsize, wrap up.

Informal: recap.

2. To serve as an example, image, or symbol of:

exemplify, illustrate, represent, stand for, symbol, symbolize, typify.

Translations

personificare

belichamenexcerperenin samenvatten verenigen

epitomize

[ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz] VT → personificar, resumir
he epitomized resistance to the enemy → él era el paradigma de la resistencia al enemigo
she epitomizes today's career woman → es el prototipo de la mujer de carrera moderna

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

epitomize

[ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz] vt

(= symbolize) → symboliser

(= be a perfect illustration of) → être la parfaite illustration de

epitomize

vt → verkörpern

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

epitomize

[ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz] vt (frm) → incarnare

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