allegorize

Definition of Allegorize in English :

1. allegorise, allegorize

interpret as an allegory

2. allegorise, allegorize

make into an allegory

Example Sentences:
'The story was allegorized over time'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Allegorize

verb

1.

to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory

2. (transitive)

to interpret allegorically

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈallegoˌrized or ˈallegoˌrizing

1.

to make into or treat as an allegory

2.

to interpret in an allegorical sense

verb intransitive

3.

to make or use allegories

v. al·le·go·rized, al·le·go·riz·ing, al·le·go·riz·es

v.tr.

1. To express as or in the form of an allegory: a story of barnyard animals that allegorizes the fate of Soviet socialism.

2. To interpret allegorically: allegorize the quest for the Holy Grail as an inner spiritual search.

v.intr.

To use or make allegory: sculptors who rendered the moral world by allegorizing.