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to metrify

to metrify

9.9
Arrange words into a regular beat to make a poem
  • verb
  • /ˈmɛtrɪfaɪ/
  • Literature
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  • The translation carefully metrifies the original lines to preserve the rhythm.

Examples

  • She attempted to metrify her essay, turning it into a charming poem.

  • Please metrify this poem!

  • It is not easy to metrify technical language without losing the meaning.

  • I can metrify it quickly.

  • She attempted to metrify her essay, turning it into a charming poem.

  • The translation carefully metrifies the original lines to preserve the rhythm.

  • It is not easy to metrify technical language without losing the meaning.

Synonyms

to poetize
vsto metrify
8.4

To write something so it reads like a poem

focus on arranging lines specifically to follow a metrical pattern

Surface Forms

metrify infinitive
metrified past
metrified past participle
metrifying present participle
metrifies third person singular

Morphology

metrify = metrical (transparent) = metri + ify

The verb is formed by adding the productive '-ify' to 'metrical' (or the combining form 'metri-'), giving the straightforward meaning 'make metrical; put into meter'.

Etymology

The word metrify comes from the root metr- and the Greek word metron meaning 'measure', the same root in meter which names the beat in poetry. To metrify writing is to give it a regular, measured beat or 'meter', turning it into a poem.