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Vinony

epitomize

verb

  1. to be typical of or sum up
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈpɪt.əˌmaɪz/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English epitome Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English epitomize From epitome + -ize.

  1. To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.
  2. To be an epitome of.

    “The framework of Combinatory Categorial Grammar epitomizes the rule-based generalized categorial architecture.”