Source : WordNet®

symbolise
     v 1: represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The
          poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters
          believed that artists should symbolize" [syn: {symbolize}]
     2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;
        "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: {typify},
         {symbolize}, {stand for}, {represent}]