melodize

American

[mel-uh-dahyz] / ˈmɛl əˌdaɪz /

especially British, melodise

verb (used with object)

melodized, melodizing

to make melodious.

verb (used without object)

melodized, melodizing

to make melody.
to blend melodiously.

melodize British

/ ˈmɛləˌdaɪz /

verb

(tr) to provide with a melody
(tr) to make melodious
(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

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

From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John

Can any one say, after hearing this "Canzonetta sull' aria," that it is unnatural to melodize conversation?

From A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

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