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trailerize

trailerize verb: to adapt (a piece of music) for use in the trailer of a film or television show.

Verb

trailerize (third-person singular simple present trailerizes, present participle trailerizing, simple past and past participle trailerized)

  1. (transitive) To adapt (a piece of music) for use in the trailer of a film or television show.
    • A creepy lullaby rendition of Disney’s classic “Once Upon a Dream,” a grungy version of Ben E. King’s feel-good “Stand by Me,” and a brooding interpretation of Robert Palmer’s bouncy ’80s anthem “Addicted to Love” all exemplify a growing trend: songs creatively covered and “trailer-ized” to market...2014 May 28, Tim Greiving, “Re-imagined Covers of Familiar Tunes Breathe New Life Into Trailers”, in Variety
    • The first preview clip for The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, was set to a trailerized version of Nirvana’s “Something In The Way.” Turns out there’s more to that Batman-Nirvana connection.2021 December 20, Chris DeVille, “Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne Is Inspired By Kurt Cobain Says The Batman Director”, in Stereogum

Forms of trailerize

third-person singular presenttrailerizes
present participletrailerizing
past participletrailerized
pasttrailerized
alternative formtrailerise

Origin of trailerize

From trailer + -ize.

Questions about trailerize

What does trailerize mean?
Trailerize means to adapt (a piece of music) for use in the trailer of a film or television show.
What part of speech is trailerize?
Trailerize is a verb.
What is the past tense of trailerize?
The past tense of trailerize is trailerized.

Words near trailerize in the dictionary

  1. trailerists
  2. trailerite
  3. trailerites
  4. trailerization
  5. trailerizations
  6. trailerize
  7. trailerized
  8. trailerizes
  9. trailerizing
  10. trailerless
  11. trailerlike

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