释义 |
† ˈproverbize, v. Obs. rare—1. [f. proverb n. + -ize.] trans. To style or call proverbially.
1591Sylvester Du Bartas i. vii. 653 For house-hold Rules, read not the learned Writs Of the Stagyrian (glory of good Wits): Nor his, whom [i.e. Xenophon], for his hony⁓steeped stile, They proverbiz'd the Attick Muse yer-while. |