Epitomize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛpˈɪɾəmˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛpˈɪtəmˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛpˈɪtəmˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛpˈɪɾəmˌaɪz/.

Examples

The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

typify epitomise

Parts of Speech

verb	embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of “The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition”

Word Forms

typification	noun	a representational or typifying form or model
type	noun	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
epitome	noun	a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verkörpern

die wesentlichen Merkmale verkörpern oder ein typisches Beispiel dafür sein

🇫🇷French

incarner

incarner les caractéristiques essentielles ou être un exemple typique de

🇪🇸Spanish

personificar

encarnar las características esenciales o ser un ejemplo típico de

🇮🇹Italian

incarnare

incarnare le caratteristiche essenziali di o esserne un tipico esempio

🇳🇱Dutch

belichamen

de essentiële kenmerken ervan belichamen of er een typisch voorbeeld van zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

resumir

incorporar as características essenciais ou ser um exemplo típico de

🇷🇺Russian

олицетворять

воплощать основные характеристики или быть типичным примером

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़ुलासा लिखना

की आवश्यक विशेषताओं को अपनाना या उसका एक विशिष्ट उदाहरण बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিকৃতি

এর অপরিহার্য বৈশিষ্ট্যগুলিকে মূর্ত করুন বা এর একটি সাধারণ উদাহরণ হতে হবে

🇮🇳Tamil

காவியப்படுத்து

இன் அத்தியாவசிய பண்புகளை உள்ளடக்கியது அல்லது ஒரு பொதுவான எடுத்துக்காட்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

సారాంశం

యొక్క ముఖ్యమైన లక్షణాలను పొందుపరచండి లేదా విలక్షణమైన ఉదాహరణగా ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्णन करणे

ची अत्यावश्यक वैशिष्ट्ये मूर्त स्वरूप धारण करा किंवा त्याचे विशिष्ट उदाहरण व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાર

ની આવશ્યક લાક્ષણિકતાઓને મૂર્ત સ્વરૂપ આપો અથવા તેનું લાક્ષણિક ઉદાહરણ બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾರಾಂಶ

ಅಗತ್ಯ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಸಾಕಾರಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಯಾಗಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇതിഹാസമാക്കുക

അവശ്യ സ്വഭാവസവിശേഷതകൾ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു സാധാരണ ഉദാഹരണമായിരിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

مظہر

کی ضروری خصوصیات کو مجسم کریں یا اس کی ایک عام مثال بنیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缩影

体现…的本质特征或者成为…的典型

🇯🇵Japanese

典型的なもの

～の本質的な特徴を体現している、または～の典型的な例である

🇰🇷Korean

전형화하다

본질적인 특성을 구현하거나 전형적인 예가 될 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tóm tắt

thể hiện các đặc điểm cơ bản của hoặc là một ví dụ điển hình của

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นตัวอย่างที่ชัดเจน

รวบรวมคุณลักษณะที่สำคัญของหรือเป็นตัวอย่างทั่วไปของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melambangkan

mewujudkan karakteristik penting atau menjadi contoh khas

🇵🇭Filipino

halimbawa

isama ang mahahalagang katangian ng o maging isang tipikal na halimbawa ng

🇲🇾Malay

melambangkan

merangkumi ciri-ciri penting atau menjadi contoh tipikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لخص

تجسد الخصائص الأساسية لـ أو تكون مثالاً نموذجيًا لها

🇮🇷Persian

تجسم کردن

ویژگی های اساسی را در بر می گیرد یا نمونه ای معمولی از آن است

🇹🇷Turkish

özetlemek

temel özelliklerini bünyesinde barındıran veya tipik bir örneği olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְתַמְצֵת

לגלם את המאפיינים המהותיים של או להיות דוגמה טיפוסית של

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What is the primary definition of the word 'epitomize'?

The primary meaning of 'epitomize' is 'embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of'.

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Using 'epitomize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'epitomize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'epitomize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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