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English to English verb
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express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol |  | Example: What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
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denote or connote | | Example: `maison' means `house' in French
An example sentence would show what this word means
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take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to | | Example: Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin
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tolerate or bear | | Example: I won't stand for this kind of behavior!
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