metaphorize

English

Alternative forms

• metaphorise

Etymology

From metaphor +‎ -ize.

Verb

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

1. To describe using metaphors.

Translations

describe something using metaphors

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比喻 (zh) (bǐyù)

• Finnish: vertauskuvallistaa
• French: métaphoriser (fr)
• Italian: metaforeggiare, metaforizzare
• Korean: 은유를 사용하여 기술하다 (eunyureul sayonghayeo gisulhada)
• Spanish: metaforizar (es)