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allegorisieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • allegorize verb To interpret (a picture, story, or other form of communication) to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.

Senses

allegorisieren is used for these senses in English:

  • allegorize To create an allegory from (a character, an event or situation, etc.); also, to use one or more symbols to depict (a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences).

allegorize — full definition

  1. verb To interpret (a picture, story, or other form of communication) to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
  2. verb To create an allegory from (a character, an event or situation, etc.); also, to use one or more symbols to depict (a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences).
  3. verb Followed by away: to treat (something) as allegorical or symbolic rather than as truth.
  4. verb To interpret an allegory.

Related German words