elegize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(el′i jīz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
el•e•gize  (el′i jīz′),USA pronunciation v., -gized, -giz•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to lament in or as if in an elegy.

v.i. 
  1. to compose an elegy.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] el′e•gise′. 
  • eleg(y) + -ize 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
elegize, elegise /ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz/ vb
  1. to compose an elegy or elegies (in memory of)
  2. (intransitive) to write elegiacally

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