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demetaphorized

demetaphorized is the simple past and past participle of demetaphorize.

Meaning of demetaphorize

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

Questions about demetaphorized

What is demetaphorized the simple past and past participle of?
Demetaphorized is the simple past and past participle of demetaphorize.

Words near demetaphorized in the dictionary

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

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