Meaning

2 senses

  1. To make verse.

  2. (Canada, US)Metricate

More definitions
  • compose in poetic meter
  • convert from a non-metric to the metric system

Origin

From Latin metrum (“meter”) + -fy. Compare French métrifier.

From Latin metrum (“meter”) + -fy. Compare French métrifier.

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Forms

metrifies, metrifying, metrified, metrified
Base formmetrify · to metrify
3rd person singularmetrifies
Present participlemetrifying
Past simplemetrified
Past participlemetrified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymetrify
he, she, itmetrifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsmetrified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave metrified
he, she, ithas metrified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill metrify

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relatedmetrificationmetricize
Derivedmetrifier

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
metreA2metricB2metrometronomemetropolis
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