symptomize

[ simp-tuh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, symp·tom·ized, symp·tom·iz·ing.

1. to be a symptom or sign of.

Word History and Origins

Origin of symptomize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; symptom ( def ) + -ize ( def )

Example Sentences

But the callousness of his essay may symptomize the condition, shared by all, of feeling overwhelmed by today’s volume and speed of information.

From The New Yorker

They probably don’t symptomize the socioeconomic imbalances of contemporary America.

From Slate