What does epitomise mean?
Definitions for epitomise
epit·o·mise
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Princeton's WordNet
typify, epitomize, epitomiseverb
embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
"The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Epitomiseverb
Etymology: from epitome.
Who did the whole world’s soul contract, and drove
Into the glasses of your eyes;
So made such mirrours and such spies,
That they did all to you epitomise. John Donne.We have epitomised many particular words, to the detriment of our tongue. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 135.
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epitomise
Epitomise refers to the act of being a perfect example or representation of a particular quality, idea, or characteristic. It means to embody or symbolize something in its purest or most typical form.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of epitomise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of epitomise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- لخصArabic
- symbolizovatCzech
- indbegrebetDanish
- personificarSpanish
- تجسم کردنPersian
- edustaaFinnish
- incarnerFrench
- epitomizeIrish
- ख़ुलासा लिखनाHindi
- kivonatolHungarian
- melambangkanIndonesian
- compendiareItalian
- לְתַמְצֵתHebrew
- 模写するJapanese
- ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಗೊಳಿಸುKannada
- 요약하다Korean
- epitomiseLatin
- belichamenDutch
- epitomizeNorwegian
- naśladowaćPolish
- epitomizarPortuguese
- rezumaRomanian
- резюмироватьRussian
- fattarSwedish
- உருவகப்படுத்துகின்றனTamil
- చిత్రికTelugu
- осягненняUkrainian
- مہیا کریںUrdu
- thuần chủngVietnamese
- עפּיטאָמיזעYiddish
- 縮影Chinese
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