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Meaning of "allegorize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALLEGORIZE

allegorize  [ˈælɪɡəˌraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLEGORIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Allegorize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb allegorize in English.

WHAT DOES ALLEGORIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of allegorize in the English dictionary

The definition of allegorize in the dictionary is to transform into or compose in the form of allegory. Other definition of allegorize is to interpret allegorically.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ALLEGORIZE

PRESENT

Present
I allegorize
you allegorize
he/she/it allegorizes
we allegorize
you allegorize
they allegorize
Present continuous
I am allegorizing
you are allegorizing
he/she/it is allegorizing
we are allegorizing
you are allegorizing
they are allegorizing
Present perfect
I have allegorized
you have allegorized
he/she/it has allegorized
we have allegorized
you have allegorized
they have allegorized
Present perfect continuous
I have been allegorizing
you have been allegorizing
he/she/it has been allegorizing
we have been allegorizing
you have been allegorizing
they have been allegorizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I allegorized
you allegorized
he/she/it allegorized
we allegorized
you allegorized
they allegorized
Past continuous
I was allegorizing
you were allegorizing
he/she/it was allegorizing
we were allegorizing
you were allegorizing
they were allegorizing
Past perfect
I had allegorized
you had allegorized
he/she/it had allegorized
we had allegorized
you had allegorized
they had allegorized
Past perfect continuous
I had been allegorizing
you had been allegorizing
he/she/it had been allegorizing
we had been allegorizing
you had been allegorizing
they had been allegorizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will allegorize
you will allegorize
he/she/it will allegorize
we will allegorize
you will allegorize
they will allegorize
Future continuous
I will be allegorizing
you will be allegorizing
he/she/it will be allegorizing
we will be allegorizing
you will be allegorizing
they will be allegorizing
Future perfect
I will have allegorized
you will have allegorized
he/she/it will have allegorized
we will have allegorized
you will have allegorized
they will have allegorized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been allegorizing
you will have been allegorizing
he/she/it will have been allegorizing
we will have been allegorizing
you will have been allegorizing
they will have been allegorizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would allegorize
you would allegorize
he/she/it would allegorize
we would allegorize
you would allegorize
they would allegorize
Conditional continuous
I would be allegorizing
you would be allegorizing
he/she/it would be allegorizing
we would be allegorizing
you would be allegorizing
they would be allegorizing
Conditional perfect
I would have allegorize
you would have allegorize
he/she/it would have allegorize
we would have allegorize
you would have allegorize
they would have allegorize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been allegorizing
you would have been allegorizing
he/she/it would have been allegorizing
we would have been allegorizing
you would have been allegorizing
they would have been allegorizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you allegorize
we let´s allegorize
you allegorize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to allegorize
Past participle
allegorized
Present Participle
allegorizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALLEGORIZE


accessorize
əkˈsɛsəˌraɪz
allegorise
ˈælɪɡəˌraɪz
authorize
ˈɔːθəˌraɪz
categorise
ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
categorize
ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
characterise
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
characterize
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
deodorize
diːˈəʊdəˌraɪz
familiarize
fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz
gargarise
ˈɡɑːɡəˌraɪz
memorize
ˈmɛməˌraɪz
moisturize
ˈmɔɪstʃəˌraɪz
polymerize
ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
subcategorise
sʌbˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
subcategorize
sʌbˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
summarize
ˈsʌməˌraɪz
unvulgarise
ʌnˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz
unvulgarize
ʌnˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz
vulgarise
ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz
vulgarize
ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALLEGORIZE

allegge
Alleghenies
Allegheny Mountains
allegiance
allegiant
allegoric
allegorical
allegorically
allegoricalness
allegories
allegorisation
allegorise
allegoriser
allegorist
allegorization
allegorizer
allegory
allegretto
Allegri
allegro

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALLEGORIZE

calorize
colorize
contemporize
decolorize
extemporize
exteriorize
factorize
glamorize
motorize
phosphorize
pillorize
prize
reauthorize
rhetorize
sororize
temporize
terrorize
theorize
valorize
vaporize
vectorize

Synonyms and antonyms of allegorize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «allegorize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALLEGORIZE

Find out the translation of allegorize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of allegorize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «allegorize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

allegorize
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

allegorize
570 millions of speakers

English

allegorize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

allegorize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبر بالمجاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аллегорически
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

allegorize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

allegorize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allegorize
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Allegorize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

allegorisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寓話を用いる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

allegorize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Allegorize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biểu hiệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

allegorize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रुपकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kinaye yazmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allegorize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

allegorize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

алегорично
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alegoriza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλληγορικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

allegorisch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

allegori
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

allegorize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of allegorize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLEGORIZE»

The term «allegorize» is used very little and occupies the 152.090 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLEGORIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about allegorize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLEGORIZE»

Discover the use of allegorize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to allegorize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Tenants in the Vineyard: Ideology, Economics, and ...
There is, then, no demonstrable tendency on Thomas ' part to eliminate biblical citations}*' The second argument is related: that Thomas displays a tendency to de- allegorize and to eliminate allusions to salvation history.148 In support of this  ...
John S. Kloppenborg, 2006
2
Generation Zombie: Essays on the Living Dead in Modern Culture
By allowing users to interact with algorithms of networked emergence, zombie sims could be said to allegorize both the control protocols of cognitive capitalism and the paths of resistance to it. As Lars Bang Larsen explains, the zombie ...
Stephanie Boluk, Wylie Lenz, 2011
3
Thoughts on Millenarianism
Thus, for example, many believe literally that the Jews shall be converted to Christ,1 as it is revealed, but they allegorize the method of that conversion, which God has alike revealed, and therefore do not allow that it shall be by looking on him ...
William Wollaston PYM, 1829
4
Testimonials of a Biblical Christian: A Nonreligious ...
Religions allegorize much of the Holy Bible. How can you allegorize or deny some verses at random and then take others as genuine? Doing so denies 2 Timothy 3:16-17 declarations that all scripture is given by inspiration of God.
Daniel Farey, 2012
5
The Motives of Eloquence: Literary Rhetoric in the Renaissance
But at the same time, we are invited repeatedly to allegorize, to take nothing at its face value. It is not simply a question of what or how to allegorize. Is the birth of Gargantua a parody of the birth of Christ? Is Pantagruel "un geant socialiste"?
Richard A. Lanham, 2004
6
Life-Study of Matthew: Messages 35-48
If you do not know how to allegorize the Bible, you will not be able to interpret the parables. For example, the boat is a parable. How can you interpret the boat if you do not know how to allegorize it? All the opposers need to follow this way.
Witness Lee, 1998
7
Allegory and Event: A Study of the Sources and Significance ...
Probably both men were independently motivated by the fact, which by then must have been well known, that Jewish scholars had found it necessary to allegorize this work, and the Christian scholars were anxious to allegorize it in a Christian ...
Richard Patrick Crosland Hanson, 1959
8
Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays
One can, of course, find allegory in these scenes; however, just because an episode can be read allegorically doesn't mean it is an allegory. As Lewis reminds us: [T]he mere fact that you can allegorize the work before you is of itself no proof ...
Jason Fisher, 2011
9
Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories
Therefore(2)the mere fact thatyou can allegorize the work beforeyou is of itselfno proof that it isanallegory. Of course youcan allegorize it.You can allegorize anything, whetherin art or reallife.Ithink we should here takeahint from the lawyers.
C. S. Lewis, 2002
10
The Preacher and His Preaching
This is done because a preacher had rather allegorize than to study. At other times it results from a misunderstanding caused by chapter and verse divisions. Ignore these when you are studying the context of a passage. 4. By allegorizing.
J. D. O'Donnell, 1977

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLEGORIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term allegorize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Figure Is to Background as Representation Is to Model: Neil Gall's …
Perhaps Gall's paintings and drawings do not allegorize contradictions of figuration so much as illustrate and physicalize them. Figure battles ... «Hyperallergic, May 15»
2
'Frozen' and the lesson of when a bad guy is a good guy in disguise
Even more to the point, some versions of Little Red Riding Hood blatantly allegorize a sexual predator stalking a virgin. “Seen the wolf” was ... «Washington Post, May 15»
3
Avengers: Age of Ultron blockbuster leaves us cheering for the villains
The Avengers' repeated attempts to housebreak the Hulk allegorize the whole so-called “Marvel Cinematic Universe.” There's to be nothing ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
4
Fond farewell to Middle-earth
Tolkien explicitly disavowed any allegorical reading of his stories, in contrast to his pal CS Lewis, who labored to allegorize. And he plainly ... «U-T San Diego, Dec 14»
5
Teaching the Bible as Literature in Public High School (Part 5) -- The …
This was the same solution used by the Greeks in earlier centuries to allegorize those parts of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey which were thought to ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
6
Science-Fiction TV Finds a New Muse: Feminism
That's why stories that allegorize and analyze abortion or sexual assault are so interesting: they are not just about improving the representation ... «Daily Beast, Nov 14»
7
BETWEEN THE LINES
I'm sorry to say it, but you've got to discard or allegorize much of the Bible to adopt either one of these views and still call yourself a Christian. «WND.com, Nov 14»
8
Author frees Jesus' stories to be read as living, vibrant texts
... What happens when we read this parable literally, forsaking the traditional effort to allegorize? What if the father and the sons are merely that, ... «National Catholic Reporter, Nov 14»
9
Love Fierce as the Grave…and Better than Death With Dignity
And there were preachers like Mark Driscoll going through entire sermon series to de-allegorize and re-establish the oh-so-physical sexiness ... «Patheos, Nov 14»
10
Dead Letter: The Aesthetics of Horror
Art history frequently allegorize Saturn as the nation of Spain during the civil war that wracked it from 1820 to 1823 or, less frequently, as Goya ... «Harvard Crimson, Oct 14»

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