Oranges signify a happy love while lemons symbolize an unrequited one.
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Symbolize
//ˈsɪmbəlaɪz//
Synonyms for "symbolize" (82 found)
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Translations
35 translations across 28 languages.
Azerbaijani
2 entries- rəmziləşdirmək verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
- simvollaşdırmaq verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Belarusian
2 entries- сымбалізава́ць verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
- сімвалізава́ць verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Bulgarian
1 entries- символизи́рам verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Catalan
1 entries- simbolitzar verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 象徵 /象征 verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Danish
1 entries- symbolisere verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Dutch
1 entries- symboliseren verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Esperanto
1 entries- simboli verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Finnish
2 entries- merkitä verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
- symboloida verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
French
1 entries- symboliser verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Galician
1 entries- simbolizar verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
German
1 entries- symbolisieren verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Greek
1 entries- συμβολίζω verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Hungarian
3 entries- jelez verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
- jelképez verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
- szimbolizál verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Italian
1 entries- simbolizzare verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Japanese
1 entries- 象徴する verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Korean
1 entries- 상징하다 verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Lithuanian
1 entries- simbolizuoti verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Maltese
2 entries- ssimboleġġa verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
- ssimbolizza verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Polish
1 entries- symbolizować verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Portuguese
1 entries- simbolizar verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Romanian
1 entries- simboliza verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Russian
1 entries- символизи́ровать verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Slovene
1 entries- simbolizirati verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Spanish
2 entries- parabolizar verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
- simbolizar verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Swedish
1 entries- symbolisera verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Ukrainian
1 entries- символізува́ти verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Welsh
1 entries- symboleiddio verb (To be symbolic of; to represent)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The twelve stars on the flag of the European Union do not symbolize the twelve founding members of the union. They symbolize the Twelve Apostles.
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What does a green candle symbolize?
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Oranges symbolize a happy love, while lemons an unreciprocated love.
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