elegize

[ el-i-jahyz ]

verb (used with object),el·e·gized, el·e·giz·ing.

to lament in or as if in an elegy.

verb (used without object),el·e·gized, el·e·giz·ing.

to compose an elegy.

Origin of elegize

First recorded in 1695–1705; eleg(y) + -ize

Also especially British, el·e·gise .

Words Nearby elegize

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How to use elegize in a sentence

A few pamphlets elegize our lost ability to get lost, thanks to the advent of GPS.
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British Dictionary definitions for elegize

elegize

elegise

/ (ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz) /

verb

to compose an elegy or elegies (in memory of)
(intr) to write elegiacally

Derived forms of elegize

elegist, noun

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