Epitomize - English meaning

verb

Shorten (a word, phrase, or text).

Usage examples:

‘network’ is often abbreviated to ‘net’

verb

To shorten a word or words, or to make something shorter

Usage examples:

We had to abbreviate the names of the states., an abbreviated version was published last year.

verb

Shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.

Usage examples:

The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel

verb

To make a written text shorter

Usage examples:

They listened to an abridged version on tape.

adjective

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

Usage examples:

Abstract concepts such as love or beauty

verb

Consider something theoretically or separately from (something else).

Usage examples:

To abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism

noun

A summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech.

Usage examples:

An abstract of her speech

verb

Put (information) in condensed form; summarize.

Usage examples:

He was able to capsulize views on the referendum

verb

Make (something) denser or more concentrated.

Usage examples:

The morning play on saturday was condensed into a half-hour package

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

Break down (food) in the alimentary canal into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body.

Usage examples:

In terms of the western view of digestion, food is digested in the stomach and passed on to the sma…

noun

A compilation or summary of material or information.

Usage examples:

A digest of their findings

verb

(of the body of a living creature) to chemically change food into smaller forms that the body can absorb and use

Usage examples:

[ t ] some people have difficulty digesting milk., he could digest an enormous amount of informatio…

verb

Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).

Usage examples:

A national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill

verb

To have and show particular qualities or ideas; represent

Usage examples:

Arthur ashe embodied the ideals of good sportsmanship., this cruise ship is the embodiment of luxury.

verb

Express the essential features of (something) succinctly.

Usage examples:

The conclusion is encapsulated in one sentence

verb

To express or show the most important facts about something

Usage examples:

It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.,…

verb

Be a typical example of.

Usage examples:

The best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino of jerez

Be characteristic of

verb

To be a typical example of something

Usage examples:

American fashion is exemplified by jeans and t-shirts.

verb

Provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures.

Usage examples:

The guide is illustrated with full-colour photographs

verb

Depict with a visual representation

verb

To add pictures to something, such as a book

Usage examples:

She writes children’s books and also illustrates them., to illustrate her point, she told a story a…

adjective

(especially of a deity or spirit) embodied in human form.

Usage examples:

God incarnate

verb

Embody or represent (a deity or spirit) in human form.

Usage examples:

The idea that god incarnates himself in man

verb

Take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.

Usage examples:

He has incorporated in his proposals a number of measures

adjective

Another term for incorporated.

adjective

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

Usage examples:

Her manifest charm and proven ability

verb

Show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Usage examples:

Lizzy manifested signs of severe depression

noun

A document listing a ship's contents, cargo, passengers, and crew, for the use of customs officers.

Usage examples:

If you're a customs inspector at a port of entry you can send photos of cargos and manifests back t…

verb

Represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form.

Usage examples:

Public pageants and dramas in which virtues and vices were personified

verb

To be a person who is a perfect example of a thing or quality

Usage examples:

The senator personifies washington, dc, to many people., in greek myth, love is personified by the …

noun

A summary or abstract of a text or speech.

Usage examples:

The precis accompanying the weekly summaries of incidents also make it possible to explore in more …

verb

Make a precis of (a text or speech).

Usage examples:

She wrote one of the best and most intelligent dissections of the case, and to precis her, she poin…

noun

A short form of a text that gives only the important parts

verb

Summarize and state again the main points of.

Usage examples:

He began to recapitulate his argument with care

verb

Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Usage examples:

The need for businesses to reduce costs

verb

Make smaller

verb

To make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price

Usage examples:

A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease., grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number …

verb

Make (something abstract) more concrete or real.

Usage examples:

These instincts are, in man, reified as verbal constructs

verb

To make something more real or consider it as real

Usage examples:

These phenomena are reified into facts.

verb

Be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity.

Usage examples:

For purposes of litigation, an infant can and must be represented by an adult

verb

Be a delegate or spokesperson for

verb

Make or become shorter.

Usage examples:

He shortened his stride

verb

Make short or shorter

verb

To make something shorter in length, distance, or height

Usage examples:

I’d like to have this jacket shortened by about two inches., a high school knee injury probably sho…

verb

Give a brief statement of the main points of (something).

Usage examples:

These results can be summarized in the following table

verb

Briefly present the main points of something

verb

To provide a clear statement of the important points

Usage examples:

[ t ] before each episode, the narrator summarizes earlier events in the story.

verb

Be a symbol of.

Usage examples:

The ceremonial dagger symbolizes justice

verb

To represent something

Usage examples:

The lighting of the olympic torch symbolizes peace and friendship.

verb

Give a brief summary or general survey of (something)

Usage examples:

Here's my 5-minute attempt to synopsize the events of the last few weeks

verb

Be characteristic or a representative example of.

Usage examples:

Tough, low-lying vegetation typifies this arctic area

verb

To be an example of a particular thing or kind of thing

Usage examples:

This trial typifies the problems juries face all the time.