symbolisieren
Symbolisieren is a German verb meaning to symbolize, to represent, or to signify something by a sign, image, or action. It is used transitively with an accusative object: das Symbol symbolisiert Frieden; Die Flagge symbolisiert nationale Identität. Metaphorically it can refer to broader meanings that a thing or phenomenon stands for, for example Der Adler symbolisiert Macht oder Die Hoffnung symbolisiert Wandel. In everyday language the verb is often close in sense to stehen für.
Etymology: Symbolisieren derives from the noun Symbol, which in turn comes from Latin symbolum and Greek symbolon.
Grammatical notes: Symbolisieren is a regular (weak) verb. Common forms: ich symbolisiere, du symbolisierst, er symbolisiert;