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verb (v)

• embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  epitomise, typify
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(verb)

  source: webster1913