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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Example Sentences
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But to poetize the tragedy of others, to fiddle while Rome is burning, is brutal.
From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton
"Is he to poetize or administer pills?" asked Wright, turning to me.
From Mavis of Green Hill by Baldwin, Faith
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
You paint with the chisel and poetize with the brush.
From Old Fritz and the New Era by Langley, Peter
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