allegorize
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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.
al′le·go′ri·za′tion (-gôr′ĭ-zā′shən, -gŏr′-) n.
al′le·go·riz′er n.
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allegorize
(ˈælɪɡəˌraɪz) orallegorise
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
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2. | allegorize - make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time" |
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