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APHORISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aphorise mean?
• APHORISE (verb)
The verb APHORISE has 1 sense:
1. speak or write in aphorisms
Familiarity information: APHORISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Speak or write in aphorisms
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
aphorise; aphorize
Hypernyms (to "aphorise" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
aphorism (a short pithy instructive saying)
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