allegorize

al·le·go·rize

 (ăl′ĭ-gô-rīz′, -gə-)

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.

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al′le·go′ri·za′tion (-gôr′ĭ-zā′shən, -gŏr′-) n.

al′le·go·riz′er n.

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allegorize

(ˈælɪɡəˌraɪz) or

allegorise

vb

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

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to interpret allegorically

ˌallegoriˈzation, ˌallegoriˈsation n

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al•le•go•rize

(ˈæl ɪ gəˌraɪz)

v. -rized, -riz•ing. v.t.

1. to make into an allegory.

2. to interpret allegorically.

v.i.

3. to use allegory.

[1425–75; < Late Latin]

al`le•go`ri•za′tion, n.

al′le•go•riz`er, n.

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allegorize

Past participle: allegorized
Gerund: allegorizing

Imperative

allegorize

allegorize

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	allegorize - interpret as an allegory     allegorise construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
	2.	allegorize - make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time" allegorise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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Translations

allegorizzare

allegorize

[ˈælɪgəraɪz] VT → alegorizar

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