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aphorize
[ af-uh-rahyz ]
/ ˈæf əˌraɪz /
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verb (used without object), aph·o·rized, aph·o·riz·ing.
to utter aphorisms; write or speak in aphorisms.
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Also especially British, aph·o·rise .
Origin of aphorize
OTHER WORDS FROM aphorize
aph·o·riz·er, nounWords nearby aphorize
aphonia, aphonic, aphorism, aphorist, aphoristic, aphorize, aphotic, aphrasia, aphrodisia, aphrodisiac, Aphrodite
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British Dictionary definitions for aphorize
aphorize
aphorise
/ (ˈæfəˌraɪz) /
verb
(intr) to write or speak in aphorisms
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