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demetaphorize

demetaphorize verb: to remove metaphors from.

Verb

demetaphorize (third-person singular simple present demetaphorizes, present participle demetaphorizing, simple past and past participle demetaphorized)

  1. (transitive) To remove metaphors from.
    • My aim is to demetaphorize the question and ask "What does it matter who is speaking?", where speaking is taken literally.2010, Graham Bradshaw, Tom Bishop, David Schalkwyk, The Achievement of Robert Weimann

Forms of demetaphorize

third-person singular presentdemetaphorizes
present participledemetaphorizing
past participledemetaphorized
pastdemetaphorized

Origin of demetaphorize

From de- + metaphorize.

Questions about demetaphorize

What does demetaphorize mean?
Demetaphorize means to remove metaphors from.
What part of speech is demetaphorize?
Demetaphorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of demetaphorize?
The past tense of demetaphorize is demetaphorized.

Words near demetaphorize in the dictionary

  1. demetallization
  2. demetallize
  3. demetallized
  4. demetallizes
  5. demetallizing
  6. demetaphorize
  7. demetaphorized
  8. demetaphorizes
  9. demetaphorizing
  10. Demeter
  11. Demeterian

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