proverb

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

Similar word(s): adage, byword, saw

Definition categories: communication, expression, locution, saying

verb

1. To write or utter proverbs.

2. To name in, or as, a proverb.

3. To provide with a proverb.