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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM aphorize

aph·o·riz·er, noun

Words nearby aphorize

aphonia, aphonic, aphorism, aphorist, aphoristic, aphorize, aphotic, aphrasia, aphrodisia, aphrodisiac, Aphrodite

British Dictionary definitions for aphorize

aphorize

aphorise

/ (ˈæfəˌraɪz) /

verb

(intr) to write or speak in aphorisms

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