"metrify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: metrifies [present, singular, third-person], metrifying [participle, present], metrified [participle, past], metrified [past]
Etymology: From Latin metrum (“meter”) + -fy. Compare French métrifier. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|metrum||meter}} Latin metrum (“meter”), {{affix|en|-fy}} -fy, {{cog|fr|métrifier}} French métrifier Head templates: {{en-verb}} metrify (third-person singular simple present metrifies, present participle metrifying, simple past and past participle metrified)
  1. To make verse.
    Sense id: en-metrify-en-verb-v28FXvqY
  2. (US, Canada) metricate Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-metrify-en-verb-VowrmPpw Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fy: 14 86 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: metrification, metricize

Inflected forms

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