verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

proverbize

Etymology

From proverbial + -ize. Compare French proverbialiser.

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