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elegize.

To compose an elegy for.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To compose an elegy for.

    transitive
  2. To compose an elegy.

    intransitive
  3. To lament, as if in an elegy.

    transitive
    He elegized his lost comrades.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English elegy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English elegize From elegy + -ize.

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