epitomize

verb — 2 senses

epitomize

verb

UK /əˈpɪt.əˌmaɪz/

Etymology From epitome + -ize.

1

British, English, Oxford, US To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.

2

British, English, Oxford, US To be an epitome of.

The framework of Combinatory Categorial Grammar epitomizes the rule-based generalized categorial architecture.1997, Michael Moortgat, “Categorial Type Logics”, in J. van Benthem, A. ter Meulen, editors, Handbook of Logic and Language, page 99:

Synonyms: sum up
Derived terms: epitomization, epitomizer, unepitomized
Related terms: epitomistic, epitomy

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