allegorize
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al·le·go·rize
(ăl'ĭ-gô-rīz', -gō-, -gə-) 
v., -rized, -riz·ing, -riz·es. v.tr.
To use or make allegory: sculptors who rendered the moral world by allegorizing.
allegorization al'le·go'ri·za'tion (-gôr'ĭ-zā'shən, -gōr', -gŏr') n.
allegorizer al'le·go·riz'er n.
v., -rized, -riz·ing, -riz·es. v.tr.
- To express as or in the form of an allegory: a story of barnyard animals that allegorizes the fate of Soviet socialism.
- To interpret allegorically: allegorize the quest for the Holy Grail as an inner spiritual search.
To use or make allegory: sculptors who rendered the moral world by allegorizing.
allegorization al'le·go'ri·za'tion (-gôr'ĭ-zā'shən, -gōr', -gŏr') n.
allegorizer al'le·go·riz'er n.
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