aphorize

[ af-uh-rahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, aph·o·rized, aph·o·riz·ing.

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

aphorize

/ ˈæfəˌraɪz /

verb

1. intr to write or speak in aphorisms

Other Words From

• apho·rizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aphorize¹

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