iconize

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verb

To form an image or likeness of someone.

OriginEnglish icon ← Latin īcōn ← Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn) →
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Meanings

verbiconize (third-person singular simple present iconizes, present participle iconizing, simple past and past participle iconized)

present singular third person iconizes · participle present iconizing · participle past iconized · past iconized

  1. transitiveTo form an image or likeness of someone.
  2. transitivecomputingTo minimize (a window) on a computer screen, replacing it with a representative icon.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεἰκών (eikṓn)
  2. Latinīcōn
  3. Englishicon
  4. Englishiconize

From icon + -ize.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cozieni
Cite this entry
APA

iconize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconize

MLA

“iconize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iconize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconize.

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