demetaphorize

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verb

To remove metaphors from.

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Meanings

verbdemetaphorize (third-person singular simple present demetaphorizes, present participle demetaphorizing, simple past and past participle demetaphorized)

present singular third person demetaphorizes · participle present demetaphorizing · participle past demetaphorized · past demetaphorized

  1. transitiveTo 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

Origin

From de- + metaphorize.

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APA

demetaphorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demetaphorize

MLA

“demetaphorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demetaphorize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demetaphorize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demetaphorize.

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