American spelling, third person singular: serves as a perfect or typical example of something.
From epitomize with the third person singular suffix -s. This present tense form is used with singular subjects in American English.
When a character 'epitomizes evil' in a story, writers use them to show readers what evil looks like in its purest form—they're like a dictionary definition with a face.
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