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symbolize

vt sym·bol·ize
sym·bol·ized also British sym·bol·isedsym·bol·iz·ing also British sym·bol·is·ing

Medical Definition of SYMBOLIZE

1
:  to serve as a symbol of
2
:  to represent, express, or identify by a symbol

Variants of SYMBOLIZE

sym·bol·ize also British sym·bol·ise \ˈsim-bə-ˌlīz\

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