aphorize
[
af
-
uh
-rahyz]
/ˈæf əˌraɪz/
verb (used without object)
,
aphorized,
aphorizing.
1.
to utter
aphorisms
; write or speak in
aphorisms
.
Also,
especially British,
aphorise
.
Origin
1660-70;
<
Greek
aphorízein
to mark off, define, determine, equivalent to
ap-
ap-
2
+
horízein
to limit, define; see
horizon
Related forms
aphorizer,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
aphorize
aphorize
/
ˈæfəˌraɪz
/
verb
1.
(
intransitive
) to write or speak in aphorisms