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# symbolize

«symbolize» in Mova's school dictionary: **to stand for an idea or thing, so that it means something…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (symbolize, symbolizes, symbolized, symbolizing); also spelt «symbolise» in British English

### meaning for a pupil

1) To symbolize is to stand for an idea or thing, so that it means something more than itself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#m1)

2) To symbolize is to be a sign of something: a dove can symbolize peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in the tales an object shows a quality, such as a wheel for fair justice or an hourglass for time passing; in lessons a picture or sign that stands for something

### examples

- A red heart can symbolize love. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#x1)
- The dove symbolizes peace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#x2)
- The hour-glass symbolizes time passing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «symbolize» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.