Definition of allegorize Allegorize
al•le•go•rize
We found 7 definitions of allegorize from 4 different sources.
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What does allegorize mean?
WordNet
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| allegorize - make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time" | ||
| allegorise | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| allegorize - interpret as an allegory | ||
| allegorise | ||
| construe, interpret, see make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- allegorize (Verb)
Alternative spelling of allegorise.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- allegorize (v. t.)
To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people. - allegorize (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. - allegorize (v. t.)
To use allegory.
Part of speech
🔤- allegorize, verb, present, 1st person singular of allegorize (infinitive).
- allegorize, verb (infinitive).
