"elegize" meaning in English

See elegize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: elegizes [present, singular, third-person], elegizing [participle, present], elegized [participle, past], elegized [past]
Etymology: elegy + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elegy|ize}} elegy + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} elegize (third-person singular simple present elegizes, present participle elegizing, simple past and past participle elegized)
  1. (transitive) To compose an elegy for. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-elegize-en-verb-Xp5rH5BH
  2. (intransitive) To compose an elegy. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-elegize-en-verb-cvk5vUGd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 40 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 23 52 25
  3. (transitive) To praise, as if in an elegy. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-elegize-en-verb-~BwMft-z

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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