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a combining form meaning âeating, devouring,â used in the formation of compound words: phagocyte. Compare -phage, -phagous, -phagy. Origin of phago-.
expressing one thing in terms normally used for another the figurative use of âallergyâ to mean âa feeling of dislikeâ Synonyms extended, figural, metaphoric (or metaphorical), tropical, tropological Related Words Aesopian (also Aesopic), allegorical, emblematic (also emblematical), symbolic (also symbolical); catachrestic (or catachrestical), ...