apothegmatise
apothegmatise is the alternative form of apothegmatize.
Meaning of apothegmatize
Verb
apothegmatize (third-person singular simple present apothegmatizes, present participle apothegmatizing, simple past and past participle apothegmatized)
- To utter apothegms (short witty sayings).
- This occurs with the stylization of the impasse of reflexive consciousness, of the movement of the mind that we can call A therefore not-A and that Beckett apothegmatizes in the phrase "imagination dead imagine" and elsewhere explicates as "the expression that there is nothing to express, nothing...1992, J. M. Coetzee, Doubling the Point: Essays and Interviews
Forms of apothegmatise
| third-person singular present | apothegmatises |
|---|---|
| present participle | apothegmatising |
| past participle | apothegmatised |
| past | apothegmatised |
Questions about apothegmatise
- What is apothegmatise the alternative form of?
- Apothegmatise is the alternative form of apothegmatize.
Words near apothegmatise in the dictionary
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