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aphorised

|a-pho-rised|

/ˈæfəraɪz/

(aphorise)

state briefly / define sharply

Base Form	Present	3rd Person Sing.	3rd Person Sing.	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past	Past	Past Participle	Past Participle	Past Participle	Present Participle	Present Participle	Present Participle	Noun	Noun	Noun	Noun	Verb	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
aphorise	aphorize	aphorises (UK) / aphorizes (US)	aphorises	aphorizes	aphorised (UK) / aphorized (US)	aphorised	aphorized	aphorised (UK) / aphorized (US)	aphorised	aphorized	aphorising (UK) / aphorizing (US)	aphorising	aphorizing	aphoriser (UK) / aphorizer (US)	aphorism	aphorisation	aphorization	aphorise / aphorize	aphorize	aphoristic	aphoristically

Etymology

Etymology Information

'aphorise' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'aphorizō' (ἀφορίζω), where 'apo-' (ἀπo-) meant 'away/off' and 'horizein' (ὁρίζειν) meant 'to limit, bound'.

Historical Evolution

'aphorise' changed via Late Latin/Medieval Latin forms (e.g. 'aphorizare') and French 'aphoriser' before entering modern English as 'aphorise/aphorize'.

Meaning Changes

Initially it carried the sense 'to separate or set off' (in Greek 'to delimit'), but over time it evolved into the modern sense 'to express concisely as an aphorism' or 'to state tersely'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Verb 1

past tense or past participle form of 'aphorise': to express (something) in aphorisms or to state something concisely and pointedly.

He aphorised his argument into a single memorable sentence.

Synonyms

aphorize(d)epigrammatize(d)condensesum up succinctly

Antonyms

elaborate expand ramble

Verb 2

to have rendered something aphoristic in style — i.e., made it terse, pithy, or maxim-like.

The reviewer aphorised the director's recurring themes in two short lines.

Synonyms