Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To be symbolic of; to represent.

    Doves often symbolize peace.

    The broken chain symbolizes freedom.

    symbolisieren

    символизи́роватьsimvolizírovatʹ

    символізува́тиsymvolizuváty

  2. (intransitive, transitive)To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically.

    represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols

  3. (transitive)To convert something into a symbol.

  4. (intransitive, obsolete)To resemble each other in qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize.

  5. (intransitive, obsolete)To hold the same faith; to agree.

Examples

36 sentences
  1. What does being chased in a dream symbolize?

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  2. An olive branch symbolizes peace.

    ruОливковая ветвь символизирует мир.

    deEin Ölzweig symbolisiert den Frieden.

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  3. Oranges signify a happy love while lemons symbolize an unrequited one.

    Апельсини означають щасливе кохання, тоді як лимони означають нерозділену любов.

    ruАпельсины означают счастливую любовь, тогда как лимоны — безответную.

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  4. The hammer and sickle symbolizes communism.

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  5. What does a green candle symbolize?

    ruЧто символизирует зелёная свеча?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to be symbolic of; to represent:
Русский
By meaning 1
to be symbolic of; to represent:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be symbolic of; to represent:

Origin

From Middle French symboliser.

From Middle French symboliser.

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Forms

symbolizes, symbolizing, symbolized, symbolized
Base formsymbolize · to symbolize
3rd person singularsymbolizes
Present participlesymbolizing
Past simplesymbolized
Past participlesymbolized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysymbolize
he, she, itsymbolizes

Past simpleLesson

all personssymbolized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave symbolized
he, she, ithas symbolized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill symbolize

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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