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—sonnetization, n./son"i tuyz'/, v., sonnetized, sonnetizing.v.i.1. to write sonnets.v.t.2. to write sonnets on or to.Also, esp. Brit., sonnetise.[1790-1800; SONNET + -IZE]
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Sonnetize — Son net*ize, v. i. To compose sonnets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sonnetize — [sän′ə tīz΄] vi., vt. sonnetized, sonnetizing to write sonnets (about) … English World dictionary
sonnetize — son·net·ize … English syllables
sonnetize — əˌtīz verb ( ed/ ing/ s) intransitive verb : to compose a sonnet transitive verb : to compose a sonnet on or to … Useful english dictionary
sonneteer — /son i tear /, n. 1. a composer of sonnets. v.i. 2. to compose sonnets; sonnetize. [1580 90; SONNET + EER; r. earlier sonnetier < It sonnettiere] * * * … Universalium
sonnet — [sän′it] n. [Fr < It sonnetto < Prov sonet, dim. of son, a sound, song < L sonus, a SOUND1] a poem normally of fourteen lines in any of several fixed verse and rhyme schemes, typically in rhymed iambic pentameter: sonnets… … English World dictionary
son|net|ize — «SON uh tyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to compose sonnets. –v.t. to make the subject of a sonnet; celebrate in a sonnet: »Now could I sonnetize thy piteous plight (Robert Southey) … Useful english dictionary
