elegize

[ el-i-jahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, el·e·gized, el·e·giz·ing.

1. to lament in or as if in an elegy.

verb (used without object)

, el·e·gized, el·e·giz·ing.

1. to compose an elegy.

elegize

/ ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈelegist, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of elegize¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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