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"(transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent."
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "象徵"
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent"
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"alt": "しょうちょうする",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"word": "символізува́ти"
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"(intransitive) To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically."
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"To resemble each other in qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize."
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"word": "сімвалізава́ць"
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "象徵"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàngzhēng",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "象征"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "symbolisere"
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "symboliseren"
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "simboli"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "symboloida"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "merkitä"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "olla + genitive + vertauskuva",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "symboliser"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "simbolizar"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "symbolisieren"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "szimbolizál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "jelképez"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "jelez"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "simbolizzare"
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{
"alt": "しょうちょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōchō suru",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "象徴する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sangjinghada",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "상징하다"
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{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "ssimbolizza"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "ssimboleġġa"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"tags": [
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"word": "symbolizować"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "simbolizar"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "simboliza"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "simvolizírovatʹ",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"tags": [
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"word": "символизи́ровать"
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "simbolizirati"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "simbolizar"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
"word": "symbolisera"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "symvolizuváty",
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"tags": [
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"word": "символізува́ти"
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"sense": "To be symbolic of; to represent",
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"word": "symbolize"
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