| VERB | stative | typify, epitomize, epitomise | embody the essential characteristics / characteristics of or be a typical example of |
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| communication | typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent | express indirectly by an image, form, or model |
| Sounds | tih'pahfay. | |
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| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | embody the essential characteristics / characteristics of or be a typical example of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | epitomize, epitomise | |
| Broader | typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent | Express indirectly by an image, form, or model |
| Spanish | epitomar, tipificar | |
| Nouns | type | a subdivision of a particular kind of thing |
| type | (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics / characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon | |
| type | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | |
| typification | a representational or typifying form or model | |
| Meaning | Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent | |
| Narrower | embody, be, personify | represent, as of a character on stage |
| typify, epitomize, epitomise | embody the essential characteristics / characteristics of or be a typical example of | |
| Broader | mean, intend | mean or intend to express or convey |
| Spanish | representar, simbolizar | |
| Catalan | representar, simbolitzar | |
| Nouns | typification | the act of representing by a type or symbol |
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