Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epitomise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: epit-o-mise
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of epitomize.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The steam locomotive has long epitomised the romance of railways."
"Yet Hodgson’s men played with wonderful control. Their young full-backs, Luke Shaw and Nathaniel Clyne, epitomised their composure and Fraser Forster had to make only one noteworthy save before Andy Robertson’s goal, seven minutes from the end of time, temporarily threatened a winning position."
"Robin van Persie hit the woodwork in the opening half and Arsenal became increasingly frustrated by their failure to score - with one extremely ambitious long-range attempt from Gael Clichy epitomising his team's desperation."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

epitomises (present, singular) epitomising (participle, present) epitomised (participle, past) epitomised (past)

Derived Forms

epitomisation

Synonyms

typify epitomize

Questions

What does epitomise mean?: Alternative spelling of epitomize.

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