Word Meanings - SYMBOLIZATION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The act of symbolizing; symbolical representation. Sir T. Browne.

SYMBOLIZATION
The act of symbolizing; symbolical representation. Sir T. Browne.
SYMBOLIZE
1. To have a resemblance of qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize. The pleasing of color symbolizeth with the pleasing of any single tone to the ear; but the pleasing of order doth symbolize with harmony. Bacon. They both symbolize
REPRESENTATIONARY
Implying representation; representative.
SYMBOLIZER
One who symbolizes.
REPRESENTATION
1. The act of representing, in any sense of the verb. 2. That which represents. Specifically: A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like. A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical
MISREPRESENTATION
Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. Sydney Smith. Note: In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional
SYMBOLIC; SYMBOLICAL
Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; representative; as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and knowledge. -- Sym*bol"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Sym*bol"ic*al*ness, n.