epitomize
Be the embodiment
To epitomize something is to be a perfect example of it—to embody its essential qualities: She epitomizes elegance.
A thing that epitomizes a category represents it so fully that it could stand for the whole: That building epitomizes brutalist architecture.
Less commonly, to epitomize is to summarize or condense.
Express through physical form
- personifyRepresent as human
- typifyEmbody characteristic traits
- representStand in for
- symbolizeRepresent through signs
exemplify · manifest · incarnate · paragon · paradigm · quintessence · benchmark · standard
Take into custody
- distillPurify through vaporization
- encapsulateContain or summarize completely
- crystallizeForm into ordered structure
- concentrateReduced, potent form
condense · express · convey · reflect · core · heart · crux · gist
embody
Express through physical form
symbolize · exemplify · manifest · incarnate · paragon · paradigm · quintessence · benchmark · standard · ideal
capture
Take into custody
- distillPurify through vaporization
- encapsulateContain or summarize completely
- crystallizeForm into ordered structure
concentrate · condense · express · convey · reflect · core · heart · crux · gist · kernel
encapsulate
Contain or summarize completely
abstract · synopsize · recapitulate · outline · brief · digest · précis · sketch · overview · capsulize
epitomizecontradict
Dispute a statement
belie · misrepresent · defy · contravene · undermine
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