poetize
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to express poetically.
to poetize a story.
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to make or treat as poetic; poeticize.
to poetize reality.
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He has seldom, therefore, attempted to poetize any feature or incident of our national life; for this might have demanded a realistic treatment foreign to his genius.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 by Various
The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
From England's Antiphon by MacDonald, George
Most of the men of Bova can poetize in two languages.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
He had been touched with the prevailing romanticism; he had written hymns like Manzoni, and, like Carrer, he sought to poetize the traditions and superstitions of his countrymen.
From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean
To poetize the truth in the science of charity and forgiveness can never be a great sin.
From Manners and Social Usages by Sherwood, Mrs. John M. E. W.
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