lyricize

American  

[lir-uh-sahyz] / ˈlɪr əˌsaɪz /

especially British, lyricise

verb (used without object)

lyricized, lyricizing

1. to write lyrics.

2. to write lyrically or in a lyric style.

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verb (used with object)

lyricized, lyricizing

1. to put into lyric form; treat in a lyric style.

Other Word Forms

• lyricization noun

Etymology

Origin of lyricize

First recorded in 1825–35; lyric + -ize

Example Sentences

I gave him a little Caribbean tune thinking he would lyricize that, and in fact, he rapped over it!

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

Also, on a practical level, you had a more amenable title to lyricize.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022

And few can lyricize with as much grace as Crowell, whose songs over roughly the same period continue to resonate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2015

An old woman tricks him out of his faithful cow, burlesqued by two bassos who lyricize fore & aft.

From Time Magazine Archive