-_fəˌrīz, -ˌfȯˌ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French métaphoriser, from métaphore metaphor + -iser -ize
transitive verb
: to express metaphorically
intransitive verb
: to make metaphors
-_fəˌrīz, -ˌfȯˌ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French métaphoriser, from métaphore metaphor + -iser -ize
transitive verb
: to express metaphorically
intransitive verb
: to make metaphors
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012