- aphorize
- intransitive verb (-rized; -rizing) Date: 1669 to write or speak in or as if in aphorisms
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Aphorize — Aph o*rize, v. i. To make aphorisms. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aphorize — (Amer.) v. speak using aphorisms, write in aphorisms (also aphorise) … English contemporary dictionary
aphorize — [af′ə rīz΄] vi. aphorized, aphorizing to write or speak in aphorisms aphorist n … English World dictionary
aphorize — aphorizer, n. /af euh ruyz /, v.i., aphorized, aphorizing. to utter aphorisms; write or speak in aphorisms. Also, esp. Brit., aphorise. [1660 70; < Gk aphorízein to mark off, define, determine, equiv. to ap AP 2 + horízein to limit, define; see… … Universalium
aphorize — aph·o·rize … English syllables
aphorize — aph•o•rize [[t]ˈæf əˌraɪz[/t]] v. i. rized, riz•ing lit. to write or speak in or as if in aphorisms • Etymology: 1660–70; < Gk aphorízein aph′o•riz er, n … From formal English to slang
aphorize — verb speak or write in aphorisms • Syn: ↑aphorise • Derivationally related forms: ↑aphorism (for: ↑aphorise), ↑aphorism • Hypernyms: ↑communicate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
aphorized — aphorize (Amer.) v. speak using aphorisms, write in aphorisms (also aphorise) … English contemporary dictionary
aphorizes — aphorize (Amer.) v. speak using aphorisms, write in aphorisms (also aphorise) … English contemporary dictionary
aphorizing — aphorize (Amer.) v. speak using aphorisms, write in aphorisms (also aphorise) … English contemporary dictionary
