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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.

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alle·gori·zation (-gôr-zshn, -gr, -gr) n.

alle·go·rizer n.

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allegorize, allegorise [ˈælɪgəˌraɪz]

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

allegorization , allegorisation n

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"

Translations

allegorize [ˈælɪgəraɪz] VT → alegorizar