sonnetize

sonnetize
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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  • 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

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  • 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

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