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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.

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

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