proverbialize

English

Etymology

From proverbial +‎ -ize. Compare French proverbialiser.

Verb

proverbialize (third-person singular simple present proverbializes, present participle proverbializing, simple past and past participle proverbialized)

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

References

• “proverbialize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.