epigrammatize
[ ep-i-gram-uh-tahyz ]
/ ˌɛp ɪˈgræm əˌtaɪz /
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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.
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Also especially British, ep·i·gram·ma·tise .
Origin of epigrammatize
OTHER WORDS FROM epigrammatize
ep·i·gram·ma·tist, nounWords nearby epigrammatize
epigone, Epigoni, epigonus, epigram, epigrammatic, epigrammatize, epigraph, epigraphic, epigraphy, epigynous, epigynum
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British Dictionary definitions for epigrammatize
epigrammatize
epigrammatise
/ (ˌɛpɪˈɡræməˌtaɪz) /
verb
to make an epigram or epigrams (about)
Derived forms of epigrammatize
epigrammatism, nounepigrammatist, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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