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ALLEGORIZE

Dictionary entry overview: What does allegorize mean?

• ALLEGORIZE (verb)
The verb ALLEGORIZE has 2 senses:

1. interpret as an allegory
2. make into an allegory

Familiarity information: ALLEGORIZE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALLEGORIZE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Interpret as an allegory

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

allegorise; allegorize

Hypernyms (to "allegorize" is one way to...):

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Make into an allegory

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

allegorise; allegorize

Context example:

The story was allegorized over time

Hypernyms (to "allegorize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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