transitive. To refer (something) fancifully or figuratively to; to compare (something) symbolically to or with. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | 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 (11) allude?1531 transitive. To refer (something) fancifully or figuratively to; to compare (something) symbolically to or with. Obsolete. figurate1643 To speak of in a figure, or figuratively. figure1836 To express by a metaphor or image. metaphorize1949 transitive. To express metaphorically; to describe metaphorically. Also: to change into (something) metaphorically. Subcategories:— predicate in metaphorical sense (1) — change metaphorically into (1) — use metaphorically or figuratively (4) — treat as figurative (1) |
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