allegorizo

Latin

Etymology

Late Latin corruption of Ancient Greek ἀλληγορέω (allēgoréō, “I speak allegorically”), probably by analogy with other borrowings in -ίζω (-ízō) largely in Early Christian texts. Thence from ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “I speak in the assembly, harangue”), from ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly”), from ἀγείρω (ageírō, “I gather, collect”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to assemble; collect; gather”), cognate with Latin grex (“flock”) and English cram.

Pronunciation

Verb

allēgorizō (present infinitive allēgorizāre, perfect active allēgorizāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (Late Latin) (intransitive) to speak in allegories, allegorise or allegorize
    • 208, Tertullianus, Adversus Marcionem, IV.xvii.12:
      Multo enim haec congruentius in ipsos interpretabimur, quae Christus in homines allegorizavit, non in duos deos, secundum scandalum Marcionis.
      For in applying to these heretics the figurative words which Christ used of men in general, we shall make a much more suitable interpretation of them than if we were to deduce out of them two gods, according to Marcion's grievous exposition. (Source of translation)

Conjugation
   Conjugation of allēgorizō (first conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present allēgorizō allēgorizās allēgorizat allēgorizāmus allēgorizātis allēgorizant
imperfect allēgorizābam allēgorizābās allēgorizābat allēgorizābāmus allēgorizābātis allēgorizābant
future allēgorizābō allēgorizābis allēgorizābit allēgorizābimus allēgorizābitis allēgorizābunt
perfect allēgorizāvī allēgorizāvistī allēgorizāvit allēgorizāvimus allēgorizāvistis allēgorizāvērunt,
allēgorizāvēre
pluperfect allēgorizāveram allēgorizāverās allēgorizāverat allēgorizāverāmus allēgorizāverātis allēgorizāverant
future perfect allēgorizāverō allēgorizāveris allēgorizāverit allēgorizāverimus allēgorizāveritis allēgorizāverint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present allēgorizem allēgorizēs allēgorizet allēgorizēmus allēgorizētis allēgorizent
imperfect allēgorizārem allēgorizārēs allēgorizāret allēgorizārēmus allēgorizārētis allēgorizārent
perfect allēgorizāverim allēgorizāverīs allēgorizāverit allēgorizāverīmus allēgorizāverītis allēgorizāverint
pluperfect allēgorizāvissem allēgorizāvissēs allēgorizāvisset allēgorizāvissēmus allēgorizāvissētis allēgorizāvissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — allēgorizā — — allēgorizāte —
future — allēgorizātō allēgorizātō — allēgorizātōte allēgorizantō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives allēgorizāre allēgorizāvisse — — — —
participles allēgorizāns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
allēgorizandī allēgorizandō allēgorizandum allēgorizandō — —

Descendants
  • Italian: allegorizzare
  • Spanish: alegorizar
  • → Polish: alegoryzować (learned)

References
  • “allegorizo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • allegorizo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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