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Noun: symbolising  'sim-bu,lI-zing
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: symbolizing)
  1. The act of representing something with a symbol
    "symbolising kingly power";
    - symbolizing
Verb: symbolise  'sim-bu,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: symbolize)
  1. Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
    "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolise?";
    - typify, symbolize, stand for, represent, symbol [archaic]
     
  2. Represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
    "The poet symbolises love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolise";
    - symbolize, symbol [archaic]

Type of: figuration, intend, mean, represent

Encyclopedia: Symbolising

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