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

Derived forms: epitomized, epitomizes, epitomizing

See also: epitome

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

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