To represent something in the form of a figure; to create a symbolic or allegorical interpretation of something.
From figure + -ize (to make or cause to be). Uses the productive English suffix -ize to create a verb from the noun figura, meaning to convert into figural or representational form.
When you figurize something abstract like 'justice,' you turn it into a specific image — Lady Justice holding scales — making an invisible idea visible and memorable through human imagination.
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