verb (used with object), pa·rab·o·lized, pa·rab·o·liz·ing. to tell or explain in a parable or parables.
Also, especially British, pa·rab·o·lise.
Origin: 1590–1600; <
Late Latin parabol(
a)
parable +
-ize Related forms pa·rab·o·li·za·tion, noun
pa·rab·o·liz·er, noun