Epitomized
/ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzd/noun
Made into a summary or a perfect representative example of something.
Did you know?Epitome comes from Greek epi- plus tome, meaning a text that was 'cut into' a shorter form, so the word’s origin is all about sacred compression of knowledge.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐπιτομή (epitomḗ)
“a cutting short, abridgment”
Late Greek
Greek
ἐπιτέμνειν (epitémnein)
“to cut short, cut into”
Latin
Latin
epitoma
“an abridgment or summary”
Middle French
Old French
epitome
“a summary or condensed account”
16th Century
English
epitome
“a summary or condensed version”
19th Century
English
epitomize
“to make into an epitome; to represent in condensed form”
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