"iconize" meaning in All languages combined

See iconize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: iconizes [present, singular, third-person], iconizing [participle, present], iconized [participle, past], iconized [past]
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  1. (transitive) To form an image or likeness of someone. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-iconize-en-verb-u4RGTINF
  2. (transitive, graphical user interface) To minimize (a window) on a computer screen, replacing it with a representative icon. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-iconize-en-verb-vImqJk7H Categories (other): Graphical user interface, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 17 83 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: iconization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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