EPITOMIZE

typify, epitomize, epitomise

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

epitomize (third-person singular simple present epitomizes, present participle epitomizing, simple past and past participle epitomized)

To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.

To be an epitome of.

Synonyms

• sum up

Source: Wiktionary

E*pit"o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Epitomized; p. pr. & vb. n. Epitomizing.]

1. To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin.

2. To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as, to epitomize words. [Obs.] Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition