symbolise
pronunciation
How to pronounce symbolise in British English:
UK ['sɪmbəlaɪz]
How to pronounce symbolise in American English:
US ['sɪmbəlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
Word Origin
- symbolise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of symbolize. For suffix, see -ize. Related: Symbolised; symbolising; symbolisation.
Example
- 1. Whatever the university comes to symbolise , it must first be built .
- 2. Instead the deal came to symbolise the problems of cross-border deals as chrysler suffered three financial crises under daimler 's control .
- 3. Dakar , newscore - wearing white to symbolise purity , worshippers throughout this african capital gathered to pray on one of the final nights of ramadan .
- 4. Set in a former naval academy overlooking the florida straits , the latin american school of medicine ( elam ) is supposed to symbolise cuba 's generosity .
- 5. Even if the founder 's cult has less potency now , " the figure of ataturk will continue to symbolise modern turkey , rather like marianne in france . "