aphorize

[ af-uh-rahyz ]

verb (used without object),aph·o·rized, aph·o·riz·ing.
  1. to utter aphorisms; write or speak in aphorisms.

Origin of aphorize

1
1660–70; <Greek aphorízein to mark off, define, determine, equivalent to ap-ap-2 + horízein to limit, define; see horizon
  • Also especially British, aph·o·rise .

Other words from aphorize

  • aph·o·riz·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for aphorize

aphorize

aphorise

/ (ˈæfəˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. (intr) to write or speak in aphorisms

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