- epigrammatize
- verb (-tized; -tizing) Date: 1691 transitive verb 1. to express in the form of an epigram 2. to make an epigram about intransitive verb to make an epigram • epigrammatizer noun
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Epigrammatize — Ep i*gram ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epigrammatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Epigrammatizing}.] To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epigrammatize — (Amer.) ep·i·gram·ma·tize || ‚epɪ græmÉ™taɪz v. compose epigrams, write short witty sayings, express using epigrams (also epigrammatise) … English contemporary dictionary
epigrammatize — [ep΄ə gram′ətīz΄] vt., vi. epigrammatized, epigrammatizing to express (something) epigrammatically; make epigrams (about) … English World dictionary
epigrammatize — epigrammatist, n. /ep i gram euh tuyz /, v., epigrammatized, epigrammatizing. v.t. 1. to express in epigrams. 2. to make epigrams about (a person or thing). v.i. 3. to make epigrams. Also, esp. Brit., epigrammatise. [1685 95; < Gk… … Universalium
epigrammatize — ep·i·gram·ma·tize … English syllables
epigrammatize — ep•i•gram•ma•tize [[t]ˌɛp ɪˈgræm əˌtaɪz[/t]] v. tized, tiz•ing 1) to express in epigrams 2) to make epigrams about 3) to make epigrams • Etymology: 1685–95; < Gk ep i•gram′ma•tist, n … From formal English to slang
epigrammatize — ˌepəˈgraməˌtīz verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: epigrammatic + ize transitive verb 1. : to express epigrammatically he epigrammatized the same thought 2. : to make an epigram about (as a person) … Useful english dictionary
Epigrammatized — Epigrammatize Ep i*gram ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epigrammatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Epigrammatizing}.] To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epigrammatizing — Epigrammatize Ep i*gram ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epigrammatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Epigrammatizing}.] To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epigrammatized — epigrammatize (Amer.) ep·i·gram·ma·tize || ‚epɪ græmÉ™taɪz v. compose epigrams, write short witty sayings, express using epigrams (also epigrammatise) … English contemporary dictionary
