'Epitomize' definitions:

Definition of 'epitomize'

From: WordNet
verb
Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition" [syn: typify, epitomize, epitomise]

Definition of 'Epitomize'

From: GCIDE
  • Epitomize \E*pit"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Epitomized; p. pr. & vb. n. Epitomizing.]
  • 1. To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as, to epitomize words. [Obs.] --Addison. [1913 Webster]