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metaphored

metaphored is the simple past and past participle of metaphor.

Meaning of metaphor

Verb

metaphor (third-person singular simple present metaphors, present participle metaphoring, simple past and past participle metaphored)

  1. (intransitive) To use a metaphor.
  2. (transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.

See all 5 meanings of metaphor

Questions about metaphored

What is metaphored the simple past and past participle of?
Metaphored is the simple past and past participle of metaphor.

Words near metaphored in the dictionary

  1. metaphonological
  2. metaphonology
  3. metaphony
  4. metaphor
  5. metaphore
  6. metaphored
  7. metaphoreme
  8. metaphoremes
  9. metaphoric
  10. metaphorical
  11. metaphoricality

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