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allegorize

al·le·go·rize [ állə gaw rz, álləgə rz ] (past and past participle al·le·go·rized, present participle al·le·go·riz·ing, 3rd person present singular al·le·go·riz·es)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb express something as allegory: to express something in the form of an allegory

2. transitive verb interpret something as allegory: to interpret or treat something as an allegory


al·le·go·ri·za·tion [ àllə gaw rə záysh'n, àlləgərə záysh'n ] noun
al·le·go·riz·er [ állə gaw rzər, álləgə rzər ] noun
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