symbolizing
- noun
- /ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪzɪŋ/
- US
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simbolización
- The flag is a powerful way of symbolizing national pride and unity among the people.
Examples
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Although the most intangible of functions, from the point of view of the ordinary citizenry, the chief's most important role may lie in his symbolizing of community solidarity.
Academic text (1993) -
As in other indigenous traditions, verbal symbolizing and the concept of time intertwined with space pervade.
Academic text (2002) -
They are unified in a synthetic, symbolizing, symbolic moment that constitutes the work of art.
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Through this approach, Professor Y built on students' existing knowledge, acknowledged the range of possibilities, and then identified the appropriate symbolizing for the current site of mathematical practice—the college classroom.
Academic text (2015) -
The teacher emphasized the importance of symbolizing concepts in order to help students understand complex ideas.
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In literature, colors often play a role in symbolizing emotions and themes throughout the story.
Synonyms
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3.5
A picture or model that shows what something looks like
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5.5
A way of using images or objects to stand for ideas and qualities
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4.0
A picture or other image that shows what something looked like
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6.3
A visible thing like a flag that stands for an idea you cannot see
To use signs or pictures to show ideas and feelings
Showing an idea using pictures or symbols in art and writing
A style that uses clear, simple images to show ideas
An action that shows something as a common example
How Symbolic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Symbolizing comes from a Greek word for a 'token' or mark that stood for something else, and it shares the same root as symbol. So to symbolize is to use a 'sign' or object to represent an idea, feeling, or thing.