aphorize

American  

[af-uh-rahyz] / ˈæf əˌraɪz /

especially British, aphorise

verb (used without object)

aphorized, aphorizing

1. to utter aphorisms; write or speak in aphorisms.

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aphorize British  

/ ˈæfəˌraɪz /

verb

1. (intr) to write or speak in aphorisms

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Other Word Forms

• aphorizer noun

Etymology

Origin of aphorize

1660–70; < Greek aphorízein to mark off, define, determine, equivalent to ap- ap- ² + horízein to limit, define; horizon

Example Sentences

But love is the subject best suited to his obsessive aphorizing, and in this novel he again shows off his ability to pin our hopes, methods and insecurities to the page.

From New York Times

"Where's your wife, Paul?" asked Davis, abruptly, for he was half impatient under the aphorizing tone of his companion.

From Project Gutenberg