epitomise

present singular third person epitomises · participle present epitomising · participle past epitomised · past epitomised

1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of epitomize.

   The steam locomotive has long epitomised the romance of railways.

   1961 May, B. A. Haresnape, “Design on the railway: Part Three”, in Trains Illustrated, page 299

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   Yet Hodgson’s men played with wonderful control. Their young full-backs, Luke Shaw and Nathaniel Clyne, epitomised their composure and Fraser Forster had to make only one noteworthy save before Andy Robertson’s goal, seven minutes from the end of time, temporarily threatened a winning position.

   18 November 2014, Daniel Taylor, “England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard”, in The Guardian

   Robin van Persie hit the woodwork in the opening half and Arsenal became increasingly frustrated by their failure to score - with one extremely ambitious long-range attempt from Gael Clichy epitomising his team's desperation.

   2011 January 25, Paul Fletcher, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Ipswich (agg 3 - 1)”, in BBC