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aph⋅o⋅rize

  [af-uh-rahyz]
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–verb (used without object), -rized, -riz⋅ing.
to utter aphorisms; write or speak in aphorisms.
Also, especially British, aph⋅o⋅rise.

Origin:
1660–70; < Gk aphorízein to mark off, define, determine, equiv. to ap- ap- 2 + horízein to limit, define; see horizon

Related forms:
aph⋅o⋅riz⋅er, noun
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aph·o·rize   (āf'ə-rīz')   
intr.v.   aph·o·rized, aph·o·riz·ing, aph·o·riz·es
To express oneself in or as if in aphorisms.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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