metaphorizationn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəfərʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛdəfərəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˈˌmɛdəfəˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metaphorize v., -ation suffix.

Etymology: < metaphorize v. + -ation suffix.

The action or process of treating something metaphorically, or making a metaphor of something.

ΚΠ

1970 18th Cent. 4 97 The process of ‘metaphorization’ by which terms acquired new meaning and application.

1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Dec. vii. 9/1 The book..is clotted with terms like ‘fixed spatialization, toponymical, metaphorization, reification, displacement’.

1989 R. Alter Pleasures of Reading iii. 95 There is surely a note of jocularity in the way the metaphorization of the public-house calls attention to itself.

1996 Éire—Ireland Spring 125 Women have been written as the object of that desire by their metaphorization as the land itself.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metaphorization
释义	metaphorizationn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəfərʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdəfərəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌmɛdəfəˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metaphorize v., -ation suffix. Etymology: < metaphorize v. + -ation suffix. The action or process of treating something metaphorically, or making a metaphor of something. ΚΠ 1970 18th Cent. 4 97 The process of ‘metaphorization’ by which terms acquired new meaning and application. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Dec. vii. 9/1 The book..is clotted with terms like ‘fixed spatialization, toponymical, metaphorization, reification, displacement’. 1989 R. Alter Pleasures of Reading iii. 95 There is surely a note of jocularity in the way the metaphorization of the public-house calls attention to itself. 1996 Éire—Ireland Spring 125 Women have been written as the object of that desire by their metaphorization as the land itself. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970
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