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Definition of "emblematize" []

  • To represent with or as if with an emblem; symbolize. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "emblematize" in a sentence
  • ""See you in Sochi," the Russians 'somewhat affectedly chummy slogan for the 2014 Games, seems to emblematize their collective desire for a very different outcome this time."
  • "Since the Live Aid movement captured the hearts and wallets of people in the Occidental world, the sallow-faced Ethiopian child has come to emblematize Africa: exotic, needy, and victimized."
  • "You could emblematize the public debate problem with, oh, this page."