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"1": "en",
"2": "metaphor",
"3": "ize"
},
"expansion": "metaphor + -ize",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "metaphor + -ize",
"forms": [
{
"form": "metaphorizes",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "metaphorizing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "metaphorized",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "metaphorized",
"tags": [
"past"
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"expansion": "metaphorize (third-person singular simple present metaphorizes, present participle metaphorizing, simple past and past participle metaphorized)",
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"pos": "verb",
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{
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}
],
"glosses": [
"To describe using metaphors."
],
"id": "en-metaphorize-en-verb-4vJmyB1P",
"links": [
[
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]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "metaphorise"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǐyù",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "比喻"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "vertauskuvallistaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "métaphoriser"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "metaforeggiare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "metaforizzare"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "eunyureul sayonghayeo gisulhada",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "은유를 사용하여 기술하다"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "metaforizar"
}
]
}
],
"word": "metaphorize"
}
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "metaphor",
"3": "ize"
},
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"name": "suffix"
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],
"etymology_text": "metaphor + -ize",
"forms": [
{
"form": "metaphorizes",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "metaphorizing",
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"participle",
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]
},
{
"form": "metaphorized",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "metaphorized",
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}
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"English lemmas",
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"English verbs",
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"Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations"
],
"glosses": [
"To describe using metaphors."
],
"links": [
[
"metaphor",
"metaphor"
]
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "metaphorise"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǐyù",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "比喻"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "vertauskuvallistaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "métaphoriser"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "metaforeggiare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "metaforizzare"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "eunyureul sayonghayeo gisulhada",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "은유를 사용하여 기술하다"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "describe something using metaphors",
"word": "metaforizar"
}
],
"word": "metaphorize"
}
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