History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
compress

a pad or cloth pressed on part of the body (to stop bleeding, reduce fever etc)

compact, condense

condense

(to cause a liquid, gas etc) to increase in density or strength, to become thicker

abridge

describe

to say what (a person or thing) is like

explain in speech, writing

embody

to express (ideas, feelings etc) (in writing, speech)

represent; materialize

exemplify

to be an example of (especially ability)

serve as an example

illustrate

to add pictures, diagrams, photographs etc to (something); to explain (something) by using examples etc

demonstrate, exemplify

personalized

printed with one's address or sewn with one's initials

embody

personify

to regard or represent (something) as a person

represent some other being, character

recapitulate

to repeat the main points of (something that has been said, discussed, argued about etc)

go over something again

represent

to be a picture, sign, symbol or example of (of a person, thing); to act officially for (a person), e.g. as a lawyer, member of parliament, union leader etc

present image of; symbolize

summarize

to make a summary of (a report, speech, a person's character etc)

give a rundown

symbolize

to be a sign of (something); represent (something) by symbols

represent; stand for

syncopating

compact, condense

compact, condense

telescope

a long instrument with lenses, used to make distant objects appear nearer and larger; (to cause something) to become come shorter by having sections that slide into each other

compact, condense

typify

to be a typical example of (a person, thing)

represent, characterize

EPITOMIZE as in Wiktionary
EPITOMIZE as in Wikipedia