Symbolize
verb
To represent or stand for something else, especially an idea, quality, or condition.
The dove often symbolizes peace in many cultures.
Often appears as...
- symbolizes peace
- symbolizes love
verb
To use a symbol to express something.
In their paintings, artists may symbolize sadness with dark colors.
Often appears as...
- symbolizes with colors
- symbolizes with shapes
Usage tips
Academic, Artistic
verb
To serve as a symbol of something.
In literature, a storm often symbolizes a chaotic situation or conflict.
Often appears as...
- symbolizes a situation
- symbolizes a conflict
Usage tips
Literary
verb
To represent or stand for something else, especially an idea, quality, or condition.
The dove often symbolizes peace in many cultures.
Often appears as...
- symbolizes peace
- symbolizes love
verb
To use a symbol to express something.
In their paintings, artists may symbolize sadness with dark colors.
Often appears as...
- symbolizes with colors
- symbolizes with shapes
Usage tips
Academic, Artistic
verb
To serve as a symbol of something.
In literature, a storm often symbolizes a chaotic situation or conflict.
Often appears as...
- symbolizes a situation
- symbolizes a conflict
Usage tips
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
The meaning of a symbol can change across cultures; learn local symbols to avoid misunderstandings.
The color white symbolizes mourning in some cultures, but purity in others.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Associations
Symbols often connect physical objects with abstract ideas; look for deeper meanings.
A chain can symbolize unity or imprisonment, depending on the context.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical References
Some symbols have historical significance which can enrich understanding.
The Bald Eagle symbolizes freedom, relating to its role in American history.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
The meaning of a symbol can change across cultures; learn local symbols to avoid misunderstandings.
The color white symbolizes mourning in some cultures, but purity in others.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Associations
Symbols often connect physical objects with abstract ideas; look for deeper meanings.
A chain can symbolize unity or imprisonment, depending on the context.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical References
Some symbols have historical significance which can enrich understanding.
The Bald Eagle symbolizes freedom, relating to its role in American history.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
The meaning of a symbol can change across cultures; learn local symbols to avoid misunderstandings.
The color white symbolizes mourning in some cultures, but purity in others.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Associations
Symbols often connect physical objects with abstract ideas; look for deeper meanings.
A chain can symbolize unity or imprisonment, depending on the context.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical References
Some symbols have historical significance which can enrich understanding.
The Bald Eagle symbolizes freedom, relating to its role in American history.
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Video examples
Noy Thrupkaew: Human...
I'm a journalist, and I've been writing and researching human trafficking for the past eight years or so, and even so, I never put together this personal story with my professional life until pretty recently. I think this profound disconnect actually symbolizes most of our understanding about human trafficking.
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The five major world...
At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives
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How flags unite (and...
"We should never value the symbol over the thing that it symbolizes. We should never value a piece of cloth over a human life." And if you're ever going to use a piece of cloth as a weapon, you should never use this one, not when it has always had room for more stars.
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Kind of, it symbolizes like there's no beginning or there's no end to this community that we've created. There's no right or wrong way to grieve. Grief and loss, it's a lifelong process. I really hope I am making an impact and making a difference in others lives.
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"Shadow" PIPE Kesha
ability to live up to the moment that i wanted to pull out at times but when i asked myself why i was so scared i realized that i was so terrified because that moment i was preparing for symbolized the goals i've been working for my whole life to achieve
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How Bicycles Changed...
And some can cause serious problems. But sometimes, those unintended consequences are for the best. Nowhere is this more true than with our advancements in transportation. One early ride came to symbolize freedom for an entire gender.
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The evolution of the...
strewn with these little signs of the tension between the desire to be comprehensible and the limitations of the technology available at the time something as small as the dot on an eye symbolizes how technology influences
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Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
by the gravitational pull of so-called dark particles in huge swarms, far smaller even than atomic nuclei. But we'd like to know the synthesis symbolized at the very top. The micro-world of the quantum is understood.
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Thousands of Cranes Take...
that humans have acted to to help them to protect them they're a symbol of hope because of their own success on their own terms and they also symbolize what humans can
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Heartbreaking Truth...
will pick up green leaves or grass and I place it on top of the elephant and that symbolizes life
Video examples
Noy Thrupkaew: Human...
I'm a journalist, and I've been writing and researching human trafficking for the past eight years or so, and even so, I never put together this personal story with my professional life until pretty recently. I think this profound disconnect actually symbolizes most of our understanding about human trafficking.
Video examples
The five major world...
At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives
Video examples
How flags unite (and...
"We should never value the symbol over the thing that it symbolizes. We should never value a piece of cloth over a human life." And if you're ever going to use a piece of cloth as a weapon, you should never use this one, not when it has always had room for more stars.
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Kind of, it symbolizes like there's no beginning or there's no end to this community that we've created. There's no right or wrong way to grieve. Grief and loss, it's a lifelong process. I really hope I am making an impact and making a difference in others lives.
Video examples
"Shadow" PIPE Kesha
ability to live up to the moment that i wanted to pull out at times but when i asked myself why i was so scared i realized that i was so terrified because that moment i was preparing for symbolized the goals i've been working for my whole life to achieve
Video examples
How Bicycles Changed...
And some can cause serious problems. But sometimes, those unintended consequences are for the best. Nowhere is this more true than with our advancements in transportation. One early ride came to symbolize freedom for an entire gender.
Video examples
The evolution of the...
strewn with these little signs of the tension between the desire to be comprehensible and the limitations of the technology available at the time something as small as the dot on an eye symbolizes how technology influences
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Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
by the gravitational pull of so-called dark particles in huge swarms, far smaller even than atomic nuclei. But we'd like to know the synthesis symbolized at the very top. The micro-world of the quantum is understood.
Video examples
Thousands of Cranes Take...
that humans have acted to to help them to protect them they're a symbol of hope because of their own success on their own terms and they also symbolize what humans can
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Heartbreaking Truth...
will pick up green leaves or grass and I place it on top of the elephant and that symbolizes life
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Quote examples
Jonah Hill
American Actor
I think this movie, 'Moneyball,' symbolizes becoming a man for me, and I think my character becomes a man. It's important to me: I'm becoming a man. I'm taking my life seriously. I'm taking my acting really seriously, and it's important for me to play adults. It's important for me to change and develop as I get older.
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Eugene Kennedy
American Psychologist
Human experience resembles the battered moon that tracks us in cycles of light and darkness, of life and death, now seeking out and now stealing away from the sun that gives it light and symbolizes eternity.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the practice of spirituality, then you are somehow left in the realm of darkness.
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Katey Sagal
American Athlete
But I started it when I was going through a transitional time in my life. At the end of it, it really sort of symbolized it. I had made room to change, and room to grow. I recorded it in a little room.
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Pamela Anderson
American Actress
Tattoos are like stories - they're symbolic of the important moments in your life. Sitting down, talking about where you got each tattoo and what it symbolizes, is really beautiful.
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Ravyn Lenae
American Musician
The 'Sticky' video symbolizes the merry-go-round period of love, where things aren't quite right, but you can't help sticking around each other.
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Lascelles Abercrombie
British Poet
Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life.
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Robert Frank
Swiss Photographer
Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.
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Lewis Mumford
American Sociologist
Today, the degradation of the inner life is symbolized by the fact that the only place sacred from interruption is the private toilet.
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Sabrina Claudio
American Singer
Those two words, 'Truth Is,' symbolize everything this album is about.
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Jonah Hill
American Actor
I think this movie, 'Moneyball,' symbolizes becoming a man for me, and I think my character becomes a man. It's important to me: I'm becoming a man. I'm taking my life seriously. I'm taking my acting really seriously, and it's important for me to play adults. It's important for me to change and develop as I get older.
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Eugene Kennedy
American Psychologist
Human experience resembles the battered moon that tracks us in cycles of light and darkness, of life and death, now seeking out and now stealing away from the sun that gives it light and symbolizes eternity.
Quote examples
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the practice of spirituality, then you are somehow left in the realm of darkness.
Quote examples
Katey Sagal
American Athlete
But I started it when I was going through a transitional time in my life. At the end of it, it really sort of symbolized it. I had made room to change, and room to grow. I recorded it in a little room.
Quote examples
Pamela Anderson
American Actress
Tattoos are like stories - they're symbolic of the important moments in your life. Sitting down, talking about where you got each tattoo and what it symbolizes, is really beautiful.
Quote examples
Ravyn Lenae
American Musician
The 'Sticky' video symbolizes the merry-go-round period of love, where things aren't quite right, but you can't help sticking around each other.
Quote examples
Lascelles Abercrombie
British Poet
Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life.
Quote examples
Robert Frank
Swiss Photographer
Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.
Quote examples
Lewis Mumford
American Sociologist
Today, the degradation of the inner life is symbolized by the fact that the only place sacred from interruption is the private toilet.
Quote examples
Sabrina Claudio
American Singer
Those two words, 'Truth Is,' symbolize everything this album is about.
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