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embody vs symbolize

symbolize vs embody

embody and symbolize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embody No No Yes No
symbolize No No Yes No
As verbs, symbolize is a hypernym of embody; that is, symbolize is a word with a broader meaning than embody:
  • embody: represent, as of a character on stage
  • symbolize: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
Other hypernyms of embody include represent, stand for, symbolise, typify.
embody (verb) symbolize (verb)
represent, as of a character on stage express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
represent in bodily form represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
represent or express something abstract in tangible form
Difference between embody and symbolize

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