PROVERBIALIZE

Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To turn into a proverb.

(intransitive) To speak in proverbs.

Source: Wiktionary

Pro*ver"bi*al*ize, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. F. proverbialiser.]

Definition: To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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