v.
Pronunciation: ' a-l ə - ˌ go ̇ r- ˌ ī z, -g ə r-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -rized ; -riz · ing
Date: 1579
intransitive verb
1 : to give allegorical explanations
2 : to compose or use allegory
transitive verb
1 : to treat or explain as an allegory
2 : to make into allegory
– al · le · go · ri · za · tion \ ˌ a-l ə - ˌ go ̇ r- ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, -g ə r- \ noun
– al · le · go · riz · er noun