What is the meaning of symbolise?

verb

  • Represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols.
    • usage: "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"
  • Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol.
    • usage: "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize"
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