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demetaphorizes

demetaphorizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 demetaphorizes

What is demetaphorizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Demetaphorizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of demetaphorize.

Words near demetaphorizes in the dictionary

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

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