epigrammatize
[ ep-i-gram-uh-tahyz ]
verb (used with object),ep·i·gram·ma·tized, ep·i·gram·ma·tiz·ing.
to express in epigrams.
to make epigrams about (a person or thing).
verb (used without object),ep·i·gram·ma·tized, ep·i·gram·ma·tiz·ing.
to make epigrams.
Origin of epigrammatize
1- Also especially British, ep·i·gram·ma·tise .
Other words from epigrammatize
- ep·i·gram·ma·tist, noun
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How to use epigrammatize in a sentence
This was happily expressed; but no one more than he knew how to epigrammatise a whole volume of thought.
Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. | Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for epigrammatize
epigrammatize
epigrammatise
/ (ˌɛpɪˈɡræməˌtaɪz) /
verb
to make an epigram or epigrams (about)
Derived forms of epigrammatize
- epigrammatism, noun
- epigrammatist, noun
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