aphorize

[ af-uh-rahyz ]
/ ˈæf əˌraɪz /

verb (used without object), aph·o·rized, aph·o·riz·ing.

to utter aphorisms; write or speak in aphorisms.
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