spondaise

• Verbe vieilli signifiant composer ou écrire en vers spondaïques, ou employer des spondées dans la poésie.

An obsolete verb meaning to compose or write in spondaic verse, or to use spondees in poetry.

1. Make spondaicC2formal

   To convert a line of verse or a metrical foot into a spondee, which consists of two long or stressed syllables.

   rendre spondaïque

   • The poet decided to spondaise the final line for emphasis.
   • In his revision, he spondaised several iambic feet to create a heavier rhythm.
   • She attempted to spondaise the verse to match the original Greek meter.