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Meanings of epitomise in English

Portuguese
tipificar

Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of.

        tipificar
        Usage of epitomise in English
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        Few towns outside Dublin epitomise the current housing boom as much as Navan.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Now the questions over the Games seem to epitomise the country's plummeting confidence.
        The Guardian
        3
        I shall, however, in a few pages briefly epitomise what passed.
        The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)
        4
        These scenes epitomise what playing for Fiji means to cross-code star Jarryd Hayne.
        The Guardian
        5
        Could any one better epitomise the duties of a good citizen?
        A Visit to Three Fronts: June 1916
        6
        The Greens have come to epitomise this phenomenon as a liberal and middle-class party.
        Radio NZ
        7
        With their stunning architectural features, Mr Lawless says they epitomise the perfect haunted mansion.
        BBC
        8
        Few people epitomise the success and appeal of Southampton's youth system quite like James Ward-Prowse.
        The Guardian
        9
        Yet a lyric from the latter seems to epitomise the bespectacled singer's tentative solo foray.
        The Irish Times
        10
        We want to epitomise that in the Six Nations.
        Reuters
        11
        Thus, very briefly, we may epitomise the work of the first period we have mentioned.
        The Church and the Barbarians / Being an Outline of the History ...
        12
        In many ways, Ugandan Cedric Babu and his wife Alison epitomise Africa's new generation of entrepreneurs.
        The Irish Times
        13
        They look so cool and practically epitomise relaxation.
        News.com.au
        14
        Now let me epitomise what these assertions are.
        The Vital Message
        15
        It has 242 units which epitomise modern city living, with tall windows and terraces overlooking the water.
        The Irish Times
        16
        Pol Pot came to epitomise that trauma and his passing is a reminder of its shocking inhumanity.
        The Irish Times
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        Portuguese
        tipificar
        Epitomise through the time