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Verb: allegorise  'a-lu-gu,rIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: allegorize)
  1. Interpret as an allegory
    "The scholar allegorised the ancient text to reveal hidden meanings";
    - allegorize
     
  2. Make into an allegory
    "The story was allegorised over time";
    - allegorize

Derived forms: allegorises, allegorised, allegorising

Type of: alter, change, construe, interpret, modify, see