metrify

met·ri·fy ¹

 (mĕt′rə-fī′)

tr.v. met·ri·fied, met·ri·fy·ing, met·ri·fies

To put into or compose in poetic meter; versify.

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[French métrifier, from Old French, from Medieval Latin metrificāre : Latin metrum, measure; see meter¹ + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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met′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

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met·ri·fy ²

 (mĕt′rə-fī′)

tr. & intr.v. met·ri·fied, met·ri·fy·ing, met·ri·fies

To convert into or adopt the metric system.

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metrify

(ˈmɛtrɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

(Poetry) (tr) prosody to render into poetic metre

ˈmetriˌfier n

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metrify

Past participle: metrified
Gerund: metrifying

Imperative

metrify

metrify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	metrify - compose in poetic meter; "The bard metrified his poems very precisely" poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form poetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"
	2.	metrify - convert from a non-metric to the metric system metricate, metricise, metricize convert, change over - change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"

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