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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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 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 |