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el·e·gize
(ĕl′ə-jīz′)v. el·e·gized, el·e·giz·ing, el·e·giz·es
v.intr.
To compose an elegy.
v.tr.
To compose an elegy upon or for.
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elegize
(ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz) orelegise
vb
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to compose an elegy or elegies (in memory of)
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (intr) to write elegiacally
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el•e•gize
(ˈɛl ɪˌdʒaɪz)v. -gized, -giz•ing. v.t.
1. to lament in or as if in an elegy.
v.i. 2. to compose or deliver an elegy.
[1695–1705]
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elegize
Past participle: elegized
Gerund: elegizing
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Translations
elegize
vi → (in Elegien) klagen (→ upon über +acc)
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