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tropologize, v. rare—1. (trəʊˈpɒlədʒaɪz) [f. as tropology + -ize.] trans. To convert by a trope or metaphor; to use in a tropological sense.1678 Cudworth Intell. Syst. i. iv. §33. 520 If Athena or Minerva be tropologized into Prudence, then let the Pagans show what substantial essence it hath, or th...
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tropology (trəʊˈpɒlədʒɪ) [ad. late L. tropologia (Jerome, a 400), a. late Gr. τροπολογία (Justin Martyr, a 160), f. τρόπος trope: see -logy. Cf. F. tropologie (a 1300 in Godef. Compl.).] 1. ‘A speaking by tropes’ (Blount, 1656); the use of metaphor in speech or writing; figurative discourse.1519 W. ...
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