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allegoried

allegoried is the simple past and past participle of allegory.

Meaning of allegory

Verb

allegory (third-person singular simple present allegories, present participle allegorying, simple past and past participle allegoried)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To interpret (a picture, story, or other form of communication) to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To create an allegory (noun sense 2.1) 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. (archaic, transitive) Followed by away: to treat (something) as allegorical or symbolic rather than as truth.
  4. (archaic, intransitive) To interpret an allegory.
  5. (archaic, intransitive) To create or use allegory.

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Questions about allegoried

What is allegoried the simple past and past participle of?
Allegoried is the simple past and past participle of allegory.

Words near allegoried in the dictionary

  1. allegorical
  2. allegoricality
  3. allegorically
  4. allegoricalness
  5. allegorics
  6. allegoried
  7. allegories
  8. allegorisation
  9. allegorise
  10. allegorised
  11. allegoriser

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