What does lyricize mean?
Lyricize means (transitive) To make lyrical; to treat in a poetically sentimental or emotional manner..
Lyricize
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Meaning
(transitive) To make lyrical; to treat in a poetically sentimental or emotional manner..
Definitions by Sense
- (transitive) To make lyrical; to treat in a poetically sentimental or emotional manner.
- (transitive) To provide lyrics for (an existing melody).
Example Sentences
Three numbers were taken from “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim,” a 1947 Betty Grable movie whose musical score consisted of posthumously lyricized George Gershwin tunes.
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Word Forms
- lyricizes
- lyricizing
- lyricized
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Three numbers were taken from “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim,” a 1947 Betty Grable movie whose musical score consisted of posthumously lyricized George Gershwin tunes.
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