Epigrammatize

Epigrammatize
Epigrammatize Ep`i*gram"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epigrammatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Epigrammatizing}.] To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams. [1913 Webster]

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  • epigrammatize — (Amer.) ep·i·gram·ma·tize || ‚epɪ græmÉ™taɪz v. compose epigrams, write short witty sayings, express using epigrams (also epigrammatise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • epigrammatize — [ep΄ə gram′ətīz΄] vt., vi. epigrammatized, epigrammatizing to express (something) epigrammatically; make epigrams (about) …   English World dictionary

  • epigrammatize — verb ( tized; tizing) Date: 1691 transitive verb 1. to express in the form of an epigram 2. to make an epigram about intransitive verb to make an epigram • epigrammatizer noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • epigrammatize — epigrammatist, n. /ep i gram euh tuyz /, v., epigrammatized, epigrammatizing. v.t. 1. to express in epigrams. 2. to make epigrams about (a person or thing). v.i. 3. to make epigrams. Also, esp. Brit., epigrammatise. [1685 95; < Gk… …   Universalium

  • epigrammatize — ep·i·gram·ma·tize …   English syllables

  • epigrammatize — ep•i•gram•ma•tize [[t]ˌɛp ɪˈgræm əˌtaɪz[/t]] v. tized, tiz•ing 1) to express in epigrams 2) to make epigrams about 3) to make epigrams • Etymology: 1685–95; < Gk ep i•gram′ma•tist, n …   From formal English to slang

  • epigrammatize — ˌepəˈgraməˌtīz verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: epigrammatic + ize transitive verb 1. : to express epigrammatically he epigrammatized the same thought 2. : to make an epigram about (as a person) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Epigrammatized — Epigrammatize Ep i*gram ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epigrammatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Epigrammatizing}.] To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Epigrammatizing — Epigrammatize Ep i*gram ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epigrammatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Epigrammatizing}.] To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • epigrammatized — epigrammatize (Amer.) ep·i·gram·ma·tize || ‚epɪ græmÉ™taɪz v. compose epigrams, write short witty sayings, express using epigrams (also epigrammatise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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