tell a story in an allegorical way; make something into an allegory (also allegorise)
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Allegorize Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To use allegory.
To use allegory.
(v. t.)
To treat as allegorical; to understand in an allegorical sense; as, when a passage in a writer may understood literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative sense is said to allegorize it.
To treat as allegorical; to understand in an allegorical sense; as, when a passage in a writer may understood literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative sense is said to allegorize it.
(v. t.)
To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people.
allegorize
\al"le*go*rize\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. allegorized (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. allegorizing.] [cf. f. allégoriser, fr. l. allegorizare.]
1. to form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people.
2. to treat as allegorical; to understand in an allegorical sense; as, when a passage in a writer may understood literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative sense is said to allegorize it.
allegorize
\al"le*go*rize\, v. t. to use allegory.
Allegu = v. allegorize
Arallegu = v. to allegorize
Dammegu = v. to allegorize
Verb
1. interpret as an allegory
(synonym) allegorise
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
(derivation) emblem, allegory
2. make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"
(synonym) allegorise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) allegorizer, allegoriser
