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Definition of "poetize" [po•et•ize]

  • To describe or express in poetry or 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 "poetize" in a sentence
  • "I poetize generously so please dont get upset opinionated I am who isnt in the spiders net"
  • "All of us need something to poetize and idealise our life a little - something which we value for more than its use and which is a symbol of our emancipation from the mere materialism and deathly drudgery of daily life."
  • "The speaker tries, quite consciously, to poetize herself, to turn herself through sheer will into the object of desire."