Meanings
verbmetaphorize (third-person singular simple present metaphorizes, present participle metaphorizing, simple past and past participle metaphorized)
present singular third person metaphorizes · participle present metaphorizing · participle past metaphorized · past metaphorized · alternative metaphorise
- transitiveTo describe using metaphors.
- intransitiverareto use metaphors.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian метафоризирам
- метафоризирам (metaforiziram)describe something using metaphors
Chinese Mandarin 比喻
- 比喻 (bǐyù)describe something using metaphors
Finnish vertauskuvallistaa
- vertauskuvallistaadescribe something using metaphors
French métaphoriser
- métaphoriserdescribe something using metaphors
Italian metaforeggiare, metaforizzare
- metaforeggiaredescribe something using metaphors
- metaforizzaredescribe something using metaphors
Korean 은유를 사용하여 기술하다
- 은유를 사용하여 기술하다 (eunyureul sayonghayeo gisulhada)describe something using metaphors
Spanish metaforizar
- metaforizardescribe something using metaphors
Cite this entry
APA
metaphorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphorize
MLA
“metaphorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphorize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaphorize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphorize.
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