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metrify

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: metrify

1
v
compose in poetic meter
2
v
convert from a non-metric to the metric system
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: metrify
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v compose in poetic meter

“The bard metrified his poems very precisely”
Type of:
poetise, poetize, verse, versify
compose verses or put into verse
2

v convert from a non-metric to the metric system

Synonyms:
metricate, metricise, metricize
Type of:
change over, convert
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
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