elegize

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz/ UK /ˈɛlɪdʒaɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to compose an elegy for; to mourn or lament in verse

The poet elegized his fallen comrades in a quiet, somber ode.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to compose an elegy for; to... lament mourn bewail bemoan commemorate

Opposites

celebrate rejoice

Word family

Derived forms elegist

Related forms elegy elegiacelegist

Etymology

From elegy (from Middle French élégie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek elegeía 'elegiac poem', from élegos 'song of mourning') + -ize.

elegeía Ancient Greek élegos Ancient Greek

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# elegize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛlɪdʒaɪz/

## Meanings
1. to compose an elegy for; to mourn or lament in verse

## Examples
- The poet elegized his fallen comrades in a quiet, somber ode.

## Synonyms
- lament
- mourn
- bewail
- bemoan
- commemorate

## Antonyms
- celebrate
- rejoice

## Derived Forms
- elegist

## Related Forms
- elegy
- elegiac
- elegist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: elegeía
- Root: élegos

## Etymology
From elegy (from Middle French élégie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek elegeía 'elegiac poem', from élegos 'song of mourning') + -ize.

## AI Etymology
Elegize is from elegy (from Middle French élégie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek elegeía 'elegiac poem', from élegos 'song of mourning') + -ize. Important recorded forms include elegeía (Ancient Greek) and élegos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to compose an elegy for; to mourn or lament in verse. The wider family includes derived forms such as elegist and related words such as elegy, elegiac, and elegist.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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