parabolize

1
[ puh-rab-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),pa·rab·o·lized, pa·rab·o·liz·ing.
  1. to tell or explain in a parable or parables.

Origin of parabolize

1
1590–1600; <Late Latin parabol(a) parable + -ize
  • Also especially British, pa·rab·o·lise .

Other words from parabolize

  • pa·rab·o·li·za·tion, noun
  • pa·rab·o·liz·er, noun

Other definitions for parabolize (2 of 2)

parabolize2
[ puh-rab-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),pa·rab·o·lized, pa·rab·o·liz·ing.
  1. to form as a parabola or paraboloid.

Origin of parabolize

2
First recorded in 1865–70; parabol(a) + -ize
  • Also especially British, pa·rab·o·lise .

Other words from parabolize

  • pa·rab·o·li·za·tion, noun
  • pa·rab·o·liz·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for parabolize (1 of 2)

parabolize1

parabolise

/ (pəˈræbəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to explain by a parable

British Dictionary definitions for parabolize (2 of 2)

parabolize2

parabolise

/ (pəˈræbəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to shape like a parabola or paraboloid

Derived forms of parabolize

  • parabolization or parabolisation, noun

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