society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > relate as parable or apologue [verb (transitive)] (3)
transitive. To express or represent parabolically; to set forth in a parable. Also occasionally intransitive.
transitive. To relate as a fable or myth. Obsolete.
transitive. To represent or express by means of a parable, allegory, or simile. Usually in passive.