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—metrifier, n./me"treuh fuy'/, v.t., metrified, metrifying.to put into meter; compose in verse.[1515-25; < F métrifier < ML metrificare, equiv. to metri- (comb. form of metrum METER2) + -ficare -FY]
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Metrify — Met ri*fy, v. i. [L. metrum meter + fy: cf. F. m[ e]trifier.] To make verse. [R.] Skelton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metrify — [me′tri fī΄] vt. metrified, metrifying METRICATE … English World dictionary
metrify — met·ri·fy … English syllables
metrify — I. /ˈmɛtrəfaɪ/ (say metruhfuy) verb (t) (metrified, metrifying) to put into metre; compose in verse. {French métrifier, from Medieval Latin metrificāre put in metre, from metri (combining form of metrum metre) + ficāre fy} –metrifier, noun II.… …
metrify — verb 1. compose in poetic meter The bard metrified his poems very precisely • Derivationally related forms: ↑metrification • Topics: ↑poetry, ↑poesy, ↑verse • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
change over — verb 1. make a shift in or exchange of (Freq. 1) First Joe led; then we switched • Syn: ↑switch, ↑shift • Derivationally related forms: ↑shift (for: ↑shift), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
metricise — verb 1. express in the metric system • Syn: ↑metricize • Hypernyms: ↑translate, ↑transform • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. convert from a non metric to the metric system … Useful english dictionary
metricize — verb 1. express in the metric system • Syn: ↑metricise • Hypernyms: ↑translate, ↑transform • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. convert from a non metric to the metric system … Useful english dictionary
metrification — noun 1. writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition) • Derivationally related forms: ↑metrify • Hypernyms: ↑writing, ↑authorship, ↑composition, ↑penning 2. the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to… … Useful english dictionary
poetise — verb compose verses or put into verse He versified the ancient saga • Syn: ↑verse, ↑versify, ↑poetize • Derivationally related forms: ↑poetiser, ↑poet, ↑poetizer … Useful english dictionary
