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elegize

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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.

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
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Verb1.elegize - compose an elegy
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)


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