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Allegorizer

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al·le·go·rize  (l-gô-rz, -g-, -g-)
v. al·le·go·rized, al·le·go·riz·ing, al·le·go·riz·es
v.tr.
1. To express as or in the form of an allegory: a story of barnyard animals that allegorizes the fate of Soviet socialism.
2. To interpret allegorically: allegorize the quest for the Holy Grail as an inner spiritual search.
v.intr.
To use or make allegory: sculptors who rendered the moral world by allegorizing.
alle·gori·zation (-gôr-zshn, -gr, -gr) n.
alle·go·rizer n.
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Noun1.Allegorizer - someone who communicates in allegoriesallegorizer - someone who communicates in allegories
allegoriser
communicator - a person who communicates with others
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