elegize (redirected from elegising)

el·e·gize  (l-jz)

v. el·e·gized, el·e·giz·ing, el·e·giz·es

v.intr.

To compose an elegy.

v.tr.

To compose an elegy upon or for.

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elegize, elegise [ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz]

vb

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to compose an elegy or elegies (in memory of)

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (intr) to write elegiacally

elegist  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

elegize - compose an elegy elegise poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form poetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"

Translations

elegize

vi → (in Elegien) klagen (→ upon über +acc)