allegorize (English, verb)
expansion: allegorize (third-person singular simple present allegorizes, present participle allegorizing, simple past and past participle allegorized)
expansion: (American and Oxford British spelling)
Senses:
glosses: To interpret (a picture, story, or other form of communication) to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
tags: transitive
glosses: To create an allegory from (a character, an event or situation, etc.); also, to use one or more symbols to depict (a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences).
tags: transitive
topics: lifestyle
religion
glosses: Followed by away: to treat (something) as allegorical or symbolic rather than as truth.
tags: transitive
glosses: To interpret an allegory.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To create or use allegory.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: allegorizes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: allegorizing
tags: participle
present
form: allegorized
tags: participle
past
form: allegorized
tags: past
form: allegorise
tags: alternative