Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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allegory | Yes | No | No | No |
allegorize | No | No | Yes | No |
allegory (noun) | allegorize (noun) |
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a short moral story (often with animal characters) | |
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor | |
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea |
allegory (verb) | allegorize (verb) |
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make into an allegory | |
interpret as an allegory |