melodize

American  

[mel-uh-dahyz] / ˈmɛl əˌdaɪz /

especially British, melodise

verb (used with object)

melodized, melodizing

1. to make melodious.

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verb (used without object)

melodized, melodizing

1. to make melody.

2. to blend melodiously.

melodize British  

/ ˈmɛləˌdaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to provide with a melody

2. (tr) to make melodious

3. (intr) to sing or play melodies

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Other Word Forms

• melodizer noun
• unmelodized adjective

Etymology

Origin of melodize

First recorded in 1655–65; melod(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

First as music, as a hook, as a melodized lyric that qualifies as catchy despite its peculiarity.

From Washington Post

He sings in a paint-flat baritone that feels forthright, like melodized speech, but the pace and construction of his lyrics should make us wonder about what isn’t being said.

From Washington Post

Where a reader's feelings have been melodized by culture, they will protect him against the influence of a too artificial construction of the verse.

From Project Gutenberg

He only is a painter who can melodize and harmonize hue—if he fail in this, he is no member of the brotherhood.

From Project Gutenberg

Nature always melodizes by imperceptible gradations, while she harmonizes by distinct contrasts.

From Project Gutenberg