elegize

• Écrire ou réciter une élégie, ou exprimer une tristesse ou un regret à propos de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose.

A verb meaning to write or recite an elegy, or to express sorrow or lamentation for someone or something.

1. Compose an elegyC2formal

   To write or recite a mournful poem or song, typically in memory of someone who has died.

   composer une élégie

   • The poet elegized the fallen soldiers in a moving verse.
   • She elegized her late husband in a private ceremony.
   • Many artists elegize lost love through their work.