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allegorize Definition

al·le·go·rize (al′ə gə rīz′, -gô rīz′)

transitive verb -·rized′, -·riz′·ing

  1. to make into or treat as an allegory
  2. to interpret in an allegorical sense

Etymology: OFr allegoriser < LL allegorizare: see allegory & -ize

intransitive verb

to make or use allegories

allegorize Related Forms

al′·le·gor′i·za′·tion (al′ə gôr′i zā′s̸hən) noun

allegorize Usage Examples

Object

passage: One was that it allegorized passages which were not meant as allegories by their original authors.

Browse dictionary entries near allegorize

  1. ‹ allegorist
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  4. ‹ Allegheny Mountains
  5. ‹ Allegheny
  6. ‹ allegedly
  7. ‹ alleged
  8. ‹ allege
  9. ‹ allegation
  10. ‹ allay
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