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metrify

met·ri·fy
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [me-truh-fahy]
    • /ˈmɛ trəˌfaɪ/
    • /mˈetrɪfˌaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [me-truh-fahy]
    • /ˈmɛ trəˌfaɪ/

Definitions of metrify word

  • verb with object metrify to put into meter; compose in verse. 1
  • noun metrify To make verse. 1
  • verb metrify to render into poetic metre 0
  • abbreviation METRIFY metricate 0

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Origin of metrify

First appearance:

before 1515
One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < French métrifier < Medieval Latin metrificāre, equivalent to metri- (combining form of metrum meter2) + -ficāre -fy

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Parts of speech for Metrify

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

metrify popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

metrify usage trend in Literature

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