lyricize

Etymology

From lyric + -ize.

lyricize means To make lyrical; to treat in a poetically sentimental or emotional manner. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

LYRICIZE — [Verb] To render lyrical, either by infusing a subject with poetic, song-like sentiment or by setting words to a melody. From lyric (from Latin lyricus, "of the lyre," hence pertaining to song and poetry) + -ize (verb-forming suffix meaning "to make or become"). Unlike "versify," which concerns the technical scaffold of meter, or "prosify," which deliberately strips away ornament for blunt fact, to lyricize is to imbue with a breath of music and subjective feeling. It is the alchemy of turning a train whistle’s lonely cry into a lament, softening a harsh memory into a wistful anecdote, and fitting syllables to a tune so they seem to have always belonged there—a quiet insistence that the world is not merely experienced, but sung.

verb

To make lyrical; to treat in a poetically sentimental or emotional manner.
To provide lyrics for (an existing melody).“Three numbers were taken from “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim,” a 1947 Betty Grable movie whose musical score consisted of posthumously lyricized George Gershwin tunes.”