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aph•o•rize
(af′ə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.i., -rized, -riz•ing.
aph′o•riz′er, n.
- Literatureto utter aphorisms;
write or speak in aphorisms.
- Greek aphorízein to mark off, define, determine, equivalent. to ap- ap-2 + horízein to limit, define; see horizon
- 1660–70
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