— allegorization , n. — allegorizer , n.
/al"i geuh ruyz'/ , v. , allegorized, allegorizing .
v.t.
1. to make into an allegory; narrate allegorically.
2. to understand in an allegorical sense; interpret allegorically.
v.i.
3. to use allegory.
Also, esp. Brit., allegorise .
[ 1425-75; late ME allegorizare; see ALLEGORY, -IZE ]