allegorize
1Allegorize — Al le*go*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allegorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allegorizing}.] [Cf. F. all[ e]goriser, fr. L. allegorizare.] 1. To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people. [1913 Webster] 2. To treat as… …
2Allegorize — Al le*go*rize, v. t. To use allegory. Holland. [1913 Webster] …
3allegorize — (Amer.) al·le·go·rize || ælɪgÉ™raɪz v. tell a story in an allegorical way; make something into an allegory (also allegorise) …
4allegorize — [al′ə gə rīz΄, al′əgô rīz΄] vt. allegorized, allegorizing [OFr allegoriser < LL allegorizare: see ALLEGORY & IZE] 1. to make into or treat as an allegory 2. to interpret in an allegorical sense vi. to make or use allegories allegorization… …
5allegorize — allegory ► NOUN (pl. allegories) ▪ a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. DERIVATIVES allegorist noun allegorization (also allegorisation) noun allegorize (also allegorise) verb. ORIGIN Greek all …
6allegorize — verb ( rized; rizing) Date: 1579 intransitive verb 1. to give allegorical explanations 2. to compose or use allegory transitive verb 1. to treat or explain as an allegory 2 …
7allegorize — allegorization, n. allegorizer, n. /al i geuh ruyz /, v., allegorized, allegorizing. v.t. 1. to make into an allegory; narrate allegorically. 2. to understand in an allegorical sense; interpret allegorically. v.i. 3. to use allegory. Also, esp.… …
8allegorize — Synonyms and related words: account for, allude to, assume, bring to mind, clarify, clear up, connote, crack, decipher, demonstrate, demythologize, elucidate, enlighten, entail, euhemerize, exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, exposit,… …
9allegorize — v represent, stand for, symbolize, typify; shadow forth, image forth …
10allegorize — al·le·go·rize …
