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May 23, 2012
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al•le•go•rize



Pronunciation: (al'i-gu-rīz"), [key]
—v., -rized, -riz•ing.

—v.t.
1. to make into an allegory; narrate allegorically.
2. to understand in an allegorical sense; interpret allegorically.

—v.i.
to use allegory. Also, esp. Brit.,al'le•go•rise".

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