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poetize

[ poh-i-tahyz ]

/ ˈpoʊ ɪˌtaɪz /

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verb (used without object), po·et·ized, po·et·iz·ing.

to write poetry.

verb (used with object), po·et·ized, po·et·iz·ing.

to express poetically: to poetize a story.

to make or treat as poetic; poeticize: to poetize reality.

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Also especially British, po·et·ise .

Origin of poetize

First recorded in 1575–85; poet + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM poetize

po·et·iz·er, nounun·po·et·ized, adjective

Words nearby poetize

poeticize, poetic justice, poetic licence, poetic license, poetics, poetize, poet laureate, poetry, Poets are born, not made, po-faced, pogamoggan

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How to use poetize in a sentence

A woman, he told himself, should appear to us in a dream, or such a glory as may poetize her vulgarity.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII.|Guy de Maupassant
When we talk of being invaded in the north, we poetize the idea of defense by the figure of defending our hearthstones.
Venetian Life|William Dean Howells
He may poetize fairly, and saw poorly; or he may saw fairly, and poetize poorly; or he may both saw and poetize indifferently.
Sex in Education|Edward H. Clarke
His maxim was “to poetize as he spoke, and to paint as he saw.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various

All very well to poetize and maunder about in quiet Hazlewood; but, by Jove!
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 5, No. 28, February, 1860|Various