"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]
Etymology: icon + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|icon|ize}} icon + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} iconize (third-person singular simple present iconizes, present participle iconizing, simple past and past participle iconized)
  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 Categories (topical): Graphical user interface
    Sense id: en-iconize-en-verb-vImqJk7H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 27 73 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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