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Verb: epitomise  i'pi-tu`mIz or e'pi-tu`mIz
Usage: Brit (=epitomize)
  1. Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
    "The fugue epitomises Bach's style of composition"
    - typify, epitomize

Derived forms: epitomised, epitomises, epitomising

See also: epitome

Type of: represent, stand for, symbol [archaic], symbolise [Brit], symbolize, typify

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