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demetaphorizing

demetaphorizing is the present participle and gerund 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 demetaphorizing

What is demetaphorizing the present participle and gerund of?
Demetaphorizing is the present participle and gerund of demetaphorize.

Words near demetaphorizing in the dictionary

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

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