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al·le·go·rize A0207500 (ăl′ĭ-gô-rīz′, -gə-)v. al·le·go·rized, al·le·go·riz·ing, al·le·go·riz·es v.tr.1. To express as or in the form of an allegory: a story of barnyard animals that allegorizes the fate of Soviet socialism.2. To interpret allegorically: allegorize the quest for the Holy Grail as an inner spiritual search.v.intr. To use or make allegory: sculptors who rendered the moral world by allegorizing. al′le·go′ri·za′tion (-gôr′ĭ-zā′shən, -gŏr′-) n.al′le·go·riz′er n.allegorize (ˈælɪɡəˌraɪz) or allegorisevb1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to interpret allegorically ˌallegoriˈzation, ˌallegoriˈsation nal•le•go•rize (ˈæl ɪ gəˌraɪz) v. -rized, -riz•ing. v.t. 1. to make into an allegory. 2. to interpret allegorically. v.i. 3. to use allegory. [1425–75; < Late Latin] al`le•go`ri•za′tion, n. al′le•go•riz`er, n. allegorize Past participle: allegorized Gerund: allegorizing
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allegorize | allegorize |
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I allegorize | you allegorize | he/she/it allegorizes | we allegorize | you allegorize | they allegorize |
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I allegorized | you allegorized | he/she/it allegorized | we allegorized | you allegorized | they allegorized |
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I am allegorizing | you are allegorizing | he/she/it is allegorizing | we are allegorizing | you are allegorizing | they are allegorizing |
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I have allegorized | you have allegorized | he/she/it has allegorized | we have allegorized | you have allegorized | they have allegorized |
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I was allegorizing | you were allegorizing | he/she/it was allegorizing | we were allegorizing | you were allegorizing | they were allegorizing |
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I had allegorized | you had allegorized | he/she/it had allegorized | we had allegorized | you had allegorized | they had allegorized |
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I will allegorize | you will allegorize | he/she/it will allegorize | we will allegorize | you will allegorize | they will allegorize |
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I will have allegorized | you will have allegorized | he/she/it will have allegorized | we will have allegorized | you will have allegorized | they will have allegorized |
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I will be allegorizing | you will be allegorizing | he/she/it will be allegorizing | we will be allegorizing | you will be allegorizing | they will be allegorizing |
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I have been allegorizing | you have been allegorizing | he/she/it has been allegorizing | we have been allegorizing | you have been allegorizing | they have been allegorizing |
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I will have been allegorizing | you will have been allegorizing | he/she/it will have been allegorizing | we will have been allegorizing | you will have been allegorizing | they will have been allegorizing |
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I had been allegorizing | you had been allegorizing | he/she/it had been allegorizing | we had been allegorizing | you had been allegorizing | they had been allegorizing |
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I would allegorize | you would allegorize | he/she/it would allegorize | we would allegorize | you would allegorize | they would allegorize |
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I would have allegorized | you would have allegorized | he/she/it would have allegorized | we would have allegorized | you would have allegorized | they would have allegorized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | allegorize - interpret as an allegory allegoriseconstrue, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" | | 2. | allegorize - make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"allegorisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | TranslationsallegorizeenUK
Synonyms for allegorizeverb interpret as an allegorySynonymsRelated Wordsverb make into an allegorySynonymsRelated Words |