Past tense of symbolize
regular verb
The past tense of symbolize is symbolized. The past participle is also symbolized.
Forms of symbolize
| Base form (V1) | symbolize /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | symbolized |
| Past participle (V3) | symbolized |
| Present participle | symbolizing |
| Third person singular | symbolizes |
Symbolized in a sentence
- In them, the wedding is symbolized.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 365
- The markets crashing symbolized capital’s discontent with the tax reforms passed.From the entry capital
- Orthophotos or orthophoto mosaics enhanced by additional symbolized, planimetric information are called orthophoto plans.2012, T. J. Blachut, A. Chrzanowski, J. H. Saastamoinen, Urban Surveying and Mapping, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 293. From the entry orthophoto
- With the rebus principle, sound could be made visible in a systematic way, and abstract concepts symbolized.2008, Amy Bryzgel, New Avant-gardes in Eastern Europe and Russia, 1987–1999. From the entry rebus principle
- It was a daffodil scent; it symbolized spring and the hope that spring always brings.2007, Celia Lyttelton, The Scent Trail: An Olfactory Odyssey, London […]: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry concrete
Meaning of symbolize
- verb To be symbolic of; to represent.
- verb To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically.
- verb To convert something into a symbol.
Questions about the past tense of symbolize
- What is the past tense of symbolize?
- The past tense of symbolize is symbolized.
- What is the past participle of symbolize?
- The past participle of symbolize is symbolized.
- Is symbolize a regular or irregular verb?
- Symbolize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: symbolize (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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