Hypertext Webster Gateway: "epitomize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Epitomize \E*pit"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epitomized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Epitomizing}.]
1. To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing
or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to
epitomize the works of Justin.
2. To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as,
to epitomize words. [Obs.] --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
epitomize
v : be typical of [syn: {typify}, {epitomise}]
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