'Symbolizing' definitions:

Definition of 'symbolizing'

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noun
The act of representing something with a symbol [syn: symbolizing, symbolising]

Definition of 'Symbolizing'

From: GCIDE
  • Symbolize \Sym"bol*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Symbolized; p. pr. & vb. n. Symbolizing.] [Cf. F. symboliser.]
  • 1. To have a resemblance of qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize. [1913 Webster]
  • The pleasing of color symbolizeth with the pleasing of any single tone to the ear; but the pleasing of order doth symbolize with harmony. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • They both symbolize in this, that they love to look upon themselves through multiplying glasses. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To hold the same faith; to agree. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • The believers in pretended miracles have always previously symbolized with the performers of them. --G. S. Faber. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically. [1913 Webster]