"proverbialize" meaning in English

See proverbialize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: proverbializes [present, singular, third-person], proverbializing [participle, present], proverbialized [participle, past], proverbialized [past]
Etymology: From proverbial + -ize. Compare French proverbialiser. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|proverbial|ize}} proverbial + -ize, {{cog|fr|proverbialiser}} French proverbialiser Head templates: {{en-verb}} proverbialize (third-person singular simple present proverbializes, present participle proverbializing, simple past and past participle proverbialized)
  1. (transitive) To turn into a proverb. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-proverbialize-en-verb-vAe0XsO~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
  2. (intransitive) To speak in proverbs. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-proverbialize-en-verb-ei3JMbdA

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) To turn into a proverb."
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        "(intransitive) To speak in proverbs."
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