Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
Elegize — El e*gize, v. t. To lament in an elegy; to celebrate in elegiac verse; to bewail. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elegize — 1702; see ELEGY (Cf. elegy) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Elegized; elegizing … Etymology dictionary
elegize — (Amer.) el·e·gize || elɪdÊ’aɪz v. write an elegy, write a lament, compose a mournful poem (also elegise) … English contemporary dictionary
elegize — [el′ə jīz΄] vi. elegized, elegizing to write an elegy vt. to commemorate or lament as in an elegy … English World dictionary
elegize — verb ( gized; gizing) Date: 1653 intransitive verb to write an elegy transitive verb to write an elegy on … New Collegiate Dictionary
elegize — /el i juyz /, v., elegized, elegizing. v.t. 1. to lament in or as if in an elegy. v.i. 2. to compose an elegy. Also, esp. Brit., elegise. [1695 1705; ELEG(Y) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
elegize — verb a) To compose an elegy (for someone) b) To praise (someone) as if in an elegy … Wiktionary
elegize — or elegise ɛlɪdʒʌɪz verb write elegiacally. Derivatives elegist noun … English new terms dictionary
elegize — el·e·gize … English syllables
elegize — el•e•gize [[t]ˈɛl ɪˌdʒaɪz[/t]] v. gized, giz•ing 1) to lament in or as if in an elegy 2) to compose or deliver an elegy • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
