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aphorise

aphorise verb: to create an aphorism from.

Verb

aphorise (third-person singular simple present aphorises, present participle aphorising, simple past and past participle aphorised)

  1. (transitive) To create an aphorism from.
    • At the drop of a hat, he would aphorise an experience into a few memorable words.
  2. (intransitive) To use aphorisms.

Forms of aphorise

third-person singular presentaphorises
present participleaphorising
past participleaphorised
pastaphorised
alternative formaphorize

Words formed from aphorise

Questions about aphorise

What does aphorise mean?
Aphorise means to create an aphorism from.
What part of speech is aphorise?
Aphorise is a verb.
What is the past tense of aphorise?
The past tense of aphorise is aphorised.

Words near aphorise in the dictionary

  1. aphonized
  2. aphonous
  3. aphony
  4. aphoresis
  5. aphoria
  6. aphorise
  7. aphorised
  8. aphoriser
  9. aphorisers
  10. aphorises
  11. aphorising

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