elegize
pronunciation
How to pronounce elegize in British English:
UK ['elɪdʒaɪz]
How to pronounce elegize in American English:
US ['eləˌdʒaɪz]
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- Verb:
- compose an elegy
Word Origin
- elegize (v.)
- 1702, "write an elegy," from elegy + -ize. Transitive sense is from 1809. Related: Elegized; elegizing.