epitomise
Be the quintessence
Epitomise means to serve as a perfect example of something, to embody a quality or type so completely that one represents it: She epitomises elegance.
A thing can also epitomise a broader category: This building epitomises postwar brutalist architecture.
Less commonly, to epitomise is to summarize or condense.
Also spelled epitomize.
Represent as human
- incarnateGiven bodily form
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- representStand in for
- expressState or fast train
typify · symbolize · exemplify · illustrate · demonstrate · exhibit · mirror · reflect
Fundamental nature of something
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
apotheosis · culmination · peak · paragon · perfection · purest · distillation · core
personify
Represent as human
express · typify · symbolize · exemplify · illustrate · demonstrate · exhibit · mirror · reflect · realize
essence
Fundamental nature of something
summit · apotheosis · culmination · peak · paragon · perfection · purest · distillation · core · heart
prototype
First functional specimen
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
blueprint · standard · benchmark · exemplar · original · touchstone · yardstick · specimen · pattern · criterion
epitomisecontradict
Dispute a statement
belie · misrepresent · distort · falsify · negate
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