musicalise
musicalise verb: to set (a text etc) to music.
Verb
musicalise (third-person singular simple present musicalises, present participle musicalising, simple past and past participle musicalised)
- To set (a text etc) to music.
- Although she [Maurine Watkins] was adamant about it throughout her lifetime, after she was dead, her executors gave permission to musicalise her work.1997, Stephen Citron, The Musical from the Inside Out, Elephant Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 108
- To compose music for a dramatic work.
Forms of musicalise
| third-person singular present | musicalises |
|---|---|
| present participle | musicalising |
| past participle | musicalised |
| past | musicalised |
| alternative form | musicalize |
Origin of musicalise
From musical + -ise.
Questions about musicalise
- What does musicalise mean?
- Musicalise means to set (a text etc) to music.
- What part of speech is musicalise?
- Musicalise is a verb.
- What is the past tense of musicalise?
- The past tense of musicalise is musicalised.
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