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Definition of "elegize" []
- To compose an elegy. (verb-intransitive)
- To compose an elegy upon or for. (verb-transitive)
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Use "elegize" in a sentence
- "Disciples of sorts, they would imitate and elegize the "breath-force" of an old master's brushwork, his aesthetic doctrine, and his way of seeing nature -- with a devotional zeal bordering on religious passion."