Symbolize1. (v. i.) To have a resemblance of qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize.
2. (v. i.) To hold the same faith; to agree.
3. (v. i.) To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically.
4. (v. t.) To make to agree in properties or qualities.
5. (v. t.) To make representative of something; to regard or treat as symbolic.
6. (v. t.) To represent by a symbol or symbols.
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