symbolise

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. represent or identify by using a symbol;
use symbols
- The poet symbolizes love in this poem
- These painters believed that artists should symbolize
• Syn:
symbolize
• Derivationally related forms:
symbolisation, symbolization (for: symbolize)
• Hypernyms:
represent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model;
be a symbol
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
• Syn:
typify, symbolize, stand for, represent
• Derivationally related forms:
representative (for: represent), representation (for: represent), symbolisation, symboliser, symbol, symbolization (for: symbolize), symbolizer (for: symbolize), symbolizing (for: symbolize), symbol (for: symbolize), typification (for: typify)
• Hypernyms:
mean, intend
• Hyponyms:
embody, be, personify, typify, epitomize, epitomise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  typify, symbolize, stand for, represent