poeticise
poeticise is the alternative form of poeticize.
Meaning of poeticize
Verb
poeticize (third-person singular simple present poeticizes, present participle poeticizing, simple past and past participle poeticized)
- To make poetic, or express in poetry.
- The ambition of Russia is most elaborately exposed in an essay highly poeticized.1829 July, The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, volume 99, page 50
- To write or speak in the manner of a poet.
- They may poeticize when they come down upon the glory of the unclouded sun, or the extensive wonders of the developed landscape; but, my word for it, all was lost upon them, so long as their chief care was not to break their necks by a sudden descent!1846, Peers and parvenus, volumes 1-3, page 166
Forms of poeticise
| third-person singular present | poeticises |
|---|---|
| present participle | poeticising |
| past participle | poeticised |
| past | poeticised |
Origin of poeticise
From poetic + -ise.
Questions about poeticise
- What is poeticise the alternative form of?
- Poeticise is the alternative form of poeticize.
Words near poeticise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: poeticise (page history and authors); poeticize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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