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Definition of "poeticize" []

  • To describe or express in poetry or in a poetic manner. (verb-transitive)
  • To write poetry. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "poeticize" in a sentence
  • "O'Neill may seethe, Miller lecture, Williams poeticize and Mamet swear -- but let's face it, America's great contribution to world theater has been the musical."
  • "When ballet was growing up in the 19th century, water was second only to air as the element of choice in which to poeticize the ways ballet's women moved."
  • "Kosice refers often to change: he makes his art for the future, to poeticize the world, to make people's lives more interesting and more beautiful."