12 collocations for epitomise

You arrive at a strangely just estimate of a writer's worth by the mere question: "What is he the author of?" for every writer whose work is destined to live is the author of one book that outshines the other, and, in popular imagination, epitomises his talent and position.

And this craving for observation of manners, this instinct for the rapid notation of gestures and words that epitomise a state of feeling, of attitudes that mirror forth the soul, declared itself a main passion; and it grew and strengthened, to the detriment of the other Art still so dear to me.

This little odd volume epitomises the Drama of England within the last three centuries in most interesting fashion, without losing a single important point.

The monosyllable which epitomises the ennui and the prose of our lives is heard not, thought not thereonly the nightingale-harmony of an eternal yes.

Boissardus, who hath laboriously collected them into a great volume of late, with elegant pictures, and epitomised their lives) &c., ever have been in all ages, and still proceeding from those causes, qui visiones suas enarrant, somniant futura, prophetisant, et ejusmodi deliriis agitati, Spiritum Sanctum sibi communicari putant.

Of this new system of laws, contracted as it is, a full account cannot be expected in these memoirs; but, that curiosity may not be dismissed without some gratification, it has been thought proper to epitomise the king's plan for the reformation of his courts.

He epitomised all prophecy and Islam superseded every revealed religion of earlier date.

This writer epitomises the love-hate relationship many a journalist in Goa would share with someone who suddenly descended on the Goan scene sometime in 1983.

For the noisy proceedings in Bow Church and in St. Paul's, London, see The Spiritual Courts epitomised [etc.], a satire printed in 1641 at London.

In this letter, which appeared in the issue of the 19th, I began by establishing a comparison between Zola and Voltaire, whose action with regard to the memory of Jean Calas I briefly epitomised.

Our design is, to give our readers a short view of the present controversy; and we require, that one of these two positions be proved, either that we have no right to exhibit such a view, or that we can exhibit it, without epitomising the writers of each party.

Thus the nurse epitomised the converse of her charges.

12 collocations for  epitomise