'Epitomize' definitions:
Definition of 'epitomize'
From: WordNet
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]
Synonyms of 'epitomize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviate,
- abridge,
- abstract,
- bob,
- boil down,
- capsulize,
- clip,
- compress,
- condense,
- contract,
- crop,
- curtail,
- cut,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- cut off short,
- cut short,
- digest,
- dock,
- elide,
- emblematize,
- embody,
- exemplify,
- fit the pattern,
- foreshorten,
- illustrate,
- incarnate,
- incorporate,
- inventory,
- lead the way,
- mirror,
- mow,
- nip,
- nutshell,
- outline,
- personify,
- poll,
- pollard,
- prune,
- reap,
- recap,
- recapitulate,
- reduce,
- represent,
- retrench,
- set an example,
- set the pace,
- shave,
- shear,
- shorten,
- snub,
- stunt,
- sum,
- sum up,
- summarize,
- summate,
- symbolize,
- synopsize,
- tabulate,
- take in,
- telescope,
- trim,
- truncate,
- typify