British spelling: present participle of epitomise; currently serving as a perfect example or summarizing something.
From epitomise with the present participle suffix -ing. This British form is used in continuous tenses and gerunds.
When you're epitomising something, you're in the very act of being the perfect example—it's a dynamic process, like being caught in the moment of defining something.
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