allegorize

[ al-i-guh-rahyz ]
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verb (used with object),al·le·go·rized, al·le·go·riz·ing.
  1. to make into an allegory; narrate allegorically.

  2. to understand in an allegorical sense; interpret allegorically.

verb (used without object),al·le·go·rized, al·le·go·riz·ing.
  1. to use allegory.

Origin of allegorize

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Late Latin allēgorīzāre;see allegory, -ize
  • Also especially British, al·le·go·rise .

Other words from allegorize

  • al·le·go·ri·za·tion, noun
  • al·le·go·riz·er, noun
  • o·ver·al·le·go·rize, verb (used with object), o·ver·al·le·go·rized, o·ver·al·le·go·riz·ing.
  • un·al·le·go·rized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for allegorize

allegorize

allegorise

/ (ˈælɪɡəˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory

  2. (tr) to interpret allegorically

Derived forms of allegorize

  • allegorization or allegorisation, noun

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