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metaphorise

metaphorise is the alternative spelling of metaphorize.

Meaning of metaphorize

Verb

metaphorize (third-person singular simple present metaphorizes, present participle metaphorizing, simple past and past participle metaphorized)

  1. (transitive) To describe using metaphors.
  2. (intransitive, rare) to use metaphors.

Forms of metaphorise

third-person singular presentmetaphorises
present participlemetaphorising
past participlemetaphorised
pastmetaphorised

Questions about metaphorise

What is metaphorise the alternative spelling of?
Metaphorise is the alternative spelling of metaphorize.

Words near metaphorise in the dictionary

  1. metaphoricness
  2. metaphorics
  3. metaphoring
  4. metaphorisation
  5. metaphorisations
  6. metaphorise
  7. metaphorist
  8. metaphorists
  9. metaphorization
  10. metaphorizations
  11. metaphorize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metaphorise (page history and authors); metaphorize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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