"symbolise" meaning in English

See symbolise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: symbolises [present, singular, third-person], symbolising [participle, present], symbolised [participle, past], symbolised [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} symbolise (third-person singular simple present symbolises, present participle symbolising, simple past and past participle symbolised)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative form of symbolize Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: symbolize
    Sense id: en-symbolise-en-verb-6NABs3FG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for symbolise meaning in English (1.3kB)

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