allegorize

Other forms: allegorizing; allegorized; allegorizes

Definitions of allegorize
  1. verb
    interpret as an allegory
    synonyms: allegorise
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    type of:
    construe, interpret, see
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  2. verb
    make into an allegory
    “The story was allegorized over time”
    synonyms: allegorise
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    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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