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symbolizing

 [sim-buh-lahyz]  

sym·bol·ize

   [sim-buh-lahyz] verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
2.
to represent by a symbol or symbols.
3.
to regard or treat as symbolic.
verb (used without object)
4.
to use symbols.

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Also, especially British, sym·bol·ise.

Origin:
1580–90; < Neo-Latin symbolizāre. See symbol, -ize

Related forms
re·sym·bol·ize, verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
un·sym·bol·ized, adjective
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symbolizing

noun
the act of representing something with a symbol 
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