poeticize

American  

[poh-et-uh-sahyz] / poʊˈɛt əˌsaɪz /

especially British, poeticise

verb (used with object)

poeticized, poeticizing

1. to make (thoughts, feelings, etc.) poetic; express in poetry.

2. to write poetry about (an event, occasion, etc.).

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verb (used without object)

poeticized, poeticizing

1. to speak or write poetry.

poeticize British  

/ pəʊˈɛtɪˌsaɪz, ˈpəʊɪˌtaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to put into poetry or make poetic

2. (intr) to speak or write poetically

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Other Word Forms

• overpoeticize verb
• unpoeticized adjective

Etymology

Origin of poeticize

First recorded in 1795–1805; poetic + -ize

Example Sentences

Perhaps most impressive about Bough Down is that, despite the poetic pitch of its language, it refuses to poeticize its subject.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2013

Nothing was too great or too small for Updike to poeticize.

From Time Magazine Archive

But what the fans seem to like as much as the social commentary is S. & G.'s whimsical ability to poeticize about the commonplace.

From Time Magazine Archive

When we are young we adore and poeticize those with whom we are in love: love and happiness with us are synonyms.

From The Darling and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance