symbolise

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A form of symbolize — To be symbolic of; to represent.

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Meanings

verbsymbolise (third-person singular simple present symbolises, present participle symbolising, simple past and past participle symbolised)

present singular third person symbolises · participle present symbolising · participle past symbolised · past symbolised

  1. UKalternativeAlternative form of symbolize.

    In summer 2020, the trains were unveiled at Wimbledon depot, and given the name Arterio. The operator said this symbolised its role as an artery for connecting the capital and beyond.

    2022 January 12, “Network News: Wait goes on for South Western Railway Arterios to start work”, in RAIL, number 948, page 9

Synonyms & antonyms

verbrepresent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols

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represent

verbexpress indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

symbolise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symbolise

MLA

“symbolise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symbolise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “symbolise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symbolise.

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