parabolize

US: (pə rab′ə līz′)

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pa•rab•o•lize¹  (pə rab′ə līz′), v.t., -lized, -liz•ing. 

1. to tell or explain in a parable or parables.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] pa•rab′o•lise′. 

• Late Latin parabol(a) parable + -ize
• 1590–1600

pa•rab′o•li•za′tion, n. 
pa•rab′o•liz′er, n. 

pa•rab•o•lize²  (pə rab′ə līz′), v.t., -lized, -liz•ing. 

1. to form as a parabola or paraboloid.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] pa•rab′o•lise′. 

• parabol(a) + -ize 1865–70

pa•rab′o•li•za′tion, n. 
pa•rab′o•liz′er, n.