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    EPITOMISE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they epitomise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it epitomises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: epitomised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: epitomised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: epitomising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example ofplay

    Example:

    The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition

    Synonyms:

    epitomise; epitomize; typify

    Classified under:

    Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

    Hypernyms (to "epitomise" is one way to...):

    represent; stand for; symbolise; symbolize; typify (express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Derivation:

    epitome (a standard or typical example)

    epitome (a brief abstract (as of an article or book))

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