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proverbialize

proverbialize verb: to turn into a proverb.

Verb

proverbialize (third-person singular simple present proverbializes, present participle proverbializing, simple past and past participle proverbialized)

  1. (transitive) To turn into a proverb.
  2. (intransitive) To speak in proverbs.

Forms of proverbialize

third-person singular presentproverbializes
present participleproverbializing
past participleproverbialized
pastproverbialized

Origin of proverbialize

From proverbial + -ize. Compare French proverbialiser.

Questions about proverbialize

What does proverbialize mean?
Proverbialize means to turn into a proverb.
What part of speech is proverbialize?
Proverbialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of proverbialize?
The past tense of proverbialize is proverbialized.

Words near proverbialize in the dictionary

  1. proverbialism
  2. proverbialisms
  3. proverbialist
  4. proverbialists
  5. proverbiality
  6. proverbialize
  7. proverbialized
  8. proverbializes
  9. proverbializing
  10. proverbially
  11. proverbialness

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