Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Epitomize \E*pit"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epitomized}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Epitomizing}.]
   1. 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.

   2. To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as,
      to epitomize words. [Obs.] --Addison.

Source : WordNet®

epitomize
     v : embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical
         example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of
         composition" [syn: {typify}, {epitomise}]