Definition of Symbolize

an object used to represent a greater or hidden meaning

Examples of Symbolize in a sentence

Often in literature, colors are used to symbolize emotions.  🔊

In art, doves often symbolize love and fidelity.  🔊

Different color roses symbolize true emotions-red for love, yellow for friendship, white for sympathy.  🔊

In Moby Dick, the great white whale is used to symbolize both evil and man’s fear of mortality and his inability to control events beyond his power.  🔊

X’s and O’s symbolize hugs and kisses.  🔊

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