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figurize

figurize verb: to treat in a figurative manner.

Verb

figurize (third-person singular simple present figurizes, present participle figurizing, simple past and past participle figurized)

  1. (transitive) To treat in a figurative manner.

Forms of figurize

third-person singular presentfigurizes
present participlefigurizing
past participlefigurized
pastfigurized

Origin of figurize

From figure + -ize.

Questions about figurize

What does figurize mean?
Figurize means to treat in a figurative manner.
What part of speech is figurize?
Figurize is a verb.
What is the past tense of figurize?
The past tense of figurize is figurized.

Words near figurize in the dictionary

  1. figurings
  2. figurings out
  3. figurism
  4. figurist
  5. figurists
  6. figurize
  7. figurized
  8. figurizes
  9. figurizing
  10. figury
  11. figwort

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