metaphorizev.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtəfərʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdəfəˌraɪz/

Forms: 1600s– metaphorize, 1800s– metaphorise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: metaphor n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < metaphor n. + -ize suffix, perhaps after French métaphoriser (mid 16th cent. in Middle French in sense 2; early 17th cent. in sense 1).

1. transitive. To express metaphorically; to describe metaphorically. Also: to change into (something) metaphorically.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > express with figure of meaning [verb (transitive)] > express metaphorically or figuratively > change metaphorically into

metaphorizea1641

allude?1531

figurate1643

figure1836

metaphorize1949

a1641 J. Smyth Berkeley MSS (1885) III. 30 Poorly sitt, ritchly warme;..wee hundredors sometimes metaphorize this proberbe into a prudent counsell, directinge our worldly affaire.

1714 E. Taylor Poems (1960) 305 Thy mediatoriall Acts Metaphorized here too faintly.

1789 T. Twining tr. Aristotle Treat. Poetry 445 Every reader will recollect Milton's beautiful application of this metaphor..to the dew-drops, metaphorized into pearls.

1847 D. N. Lord Expos. Apocalypse 31 To unite a symbol and a metaphor in the same expression, were as incongruous, as to attempt to metaphorize a personification.

1949 R. Wellek & E. A. Warren Theory of Lit. xv. 202 We metaphorize also what we love, what we want to linger over, and contemplate.

1989 G. Steiner Real Presences iii. ii. 147 Religious thought and practice metaphorize, make narrative images of, the rendezvous of the human psyche with absolute otherness.

2. intransitive. To use metaphors. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > use figure of meaning [verb (intransitive)] > have figurative reference > use metaphor

metaphorize1801

1801 R. Southey Let. 25 July in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 153 Every character [in the play] reasoning, and metaphorising, and metaphysicking the reader most nauseously.

1909 N.Y. Evening Post 27 Nov. 5 However agitated or depressed they may be, they must go on metaphorising.

Derivatives

ˈmetaphorizing n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1731 J. Constable Refl. Accuracy Style iii. 100 I wish too, that..the vanity of metaphorizing did not put several upon a greater stretch of thoughts than their wit will bear.

1988 M. Charney Hamlet's Fictions ii. v. 75 He manages, finally, to confront his destiny with determination and stoical assurance, but he has come a long way from the witty, metaphorizing, and brilliant figure at the beginning of the action.

1989 S. Sontag Aids & Metaphors ii. 16 The advent of this terrifying new disease..has provided a large-scale occasion for the metaphorizing of illness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metaphorize
释义	metaphorizev. Brit. /ˈmɛtəfərʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmɛdəfəˌraɪz/ Forms: 1600s– metaphorize, 1800s– metaphorise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: metaphor n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < metaphor n. + -ize suffix, perhaps after French métaphoriser (mid 16th cent. in Middle French in sense 2; early 17th cent. in sense 1). 1. transitive. To express metaphorically; to describe metaphorically. Also: to change into (something) metaphorically. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > express with figure of meaning [verb (transitive)] > express metaphorically or figuratively > change metaphorically into metaphorizea1641 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > express with figure of meaning [verb (transitive)] > express metaphorically or figuratively allude?1531 figurate1643 figure1836 metaphorize1949 a1641 J. Smyth Berkeley MSS (1885) III. 30 Poorly sitt, ritchly warme;..wee hundredors sometimes metaphorize this proberbe into a prudent counsell, directinge our worldly affaire. 1714 E. Taylor Poems (1960) 305 Thy mediatoriall Acts Metaphorized here too faintly. 1789 T. Twining tr. Aristotle Treat. Poetry 445 Every reader will recollect Milton's beautiful application of this metaphor..to the dew-drops, metaphorized into pearls. 1847 D. N. Lord Expos. Apocalypse 31 To unite a symbol and a metaphor in the same expression, were as incongruous, as to attempt to metaphorize a personification. 1949 R. Wellek & E. A. Warren Theory of Lit. xv. 202 We metaphorize also what we love, what we want to linger over, and contemplate. 1989 G. Steiner Real Presences iii. ii. 147 Religious thought and practice metaphorize, make narrative images of, the rendezvous of the human psyche with absolute otherness. 2. intransitive. To use metaphors. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > use figure of meaning [verb (intransitive)] > have figurative reference > use metaphor metaphorize1801 1801 R. Southey Let. 25 July in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 153 Every character [in the play] reasoning, and metaphorising, and metaphysicking the reader most nauseously. 1909 N.Y. Evening Post 27 Nov. 5 However agitated or depressed they may be, they must go on metaphorising. Derivatives ˈmetaphorizing n. and adj. ΚΠ 1731 J. Constable Refl. Accuracy Style iii. 100 I wish too, that..the vanity of metaphorizing did not put several upon a greater stretch of thoughts than their wit will bear. 1988 M. Charney Hamlet's Fictions ii. v. 75 He manages, finally, to confront his destiny with determination and stoical assurance, but he has come a long way from the witty, metaphorizing, and brilliant figure at the beginning of the action. 1989 S. Sontag Aids & Metaphors ii. 16 The advent of this terrifying new disease..has provided a large-scale occasion for the metaphorizing of illness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1641
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