simboleggiare

Definitions of simboleggiare
  1. verb
    express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
    synonyms: corrispondere, esprimere, impersonare, rappresentare
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    essere, impersonare, interpretare, personificare
    represent, as of a character on stage
    personificare
    invest with or as with a body; give body to
    corrispondere
    be characteristic of
    type of:
    intendere, volere dire
    mean or intend to express or convey
  2. verb
    serve as a means of expressing something
    synonyms: rappresentare
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    drammatizzare, sceneggiare
    represent something in a dramatic manner
    disegnare
    portray in words
    personificare
    represent or express something abstract in tangible form
    alterare, falsare, mistificare, ordire, svisare, travisare
    make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
    dissimulare, fingere, fingersi, ostentare, sfoggiare, simulare
    make believe with the intent to deceive
    type of:
    esprimere, manifestare
    articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
  3. verb
    represent, as of a character on stage
    synonyms: essere, impersonare, interpretare, personificare
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    types:
    personificare
    invest with or as with a body; give body to
    corrispondere
    be characteristic of
    type of:
    corrispondere, esprimere, impersonare, rappresentare
    express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
  4. verb
    represent in bodily form
    synonyms: impersonarsi, incarnarsi, personificare
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    essere
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  5. verb
    invest with or as with a body; give body to
    synonyms: personificare
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    type of:
    essere, impersonare, interpretare, personificare
    represent, as of a character on stage
  6. verb
    represent or express something abstract in tangible form
    synonyms: personificare
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    type of:
    rappresentare
    serve as a means of expressing something
  7. verb
    attribute human qualities to something
    synonyms: personificare
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    ascrivere, attribuire, imputare, riferire
    attribute or credit to
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