symbolise in WordNet English dictionary

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

symbolise in English Wiktionary