Synonyms for epitomize
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.
Related words
- Word family
- epitomizer
- Other spellings
- epitomise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- epitomized
e.g. epitomized → abbreviated, abstracted, recapitulated, reduced…
Example sentences
- recapitulate Please recapitulate the most important points.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| epitomize | rising | |
| recapitulate | falling | |
| typify | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- reduce2, typify3
- 7 letters
- shorten2, curtail2, abridge2
- 8 letters
- contract2, abstract2, compress2, condense2, retrench2
- 9 letters
- epitomate
- 10 letters
- abbreviate4
- 11 letters
- foreshorten
- 12 letters
- recapitulate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reduce2 = 2 syllables).