Synonyms of elegize

elegize

verb

as in to grieve (for)

Related Words

• grieve (for)
• wail (for)
• mourn
• cry (for)
• sorrow
• lament
• bemoan
• bewail
• deplore
• hurt
• suffer
• weep
• moan
• bleed
• agonize
• keen
• regret
• sob
• rue
• bawl
• blubber

Dissimilar Words

• glory (in)
• joy
• rejoice (in)
• delight
• beam
• exult (in)
• laugh
• smile
• cheer
• grin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elegize

Spielberg h as chosen to elegize the story by romanticizing it, swathing the characters in Norman Rockwell attitudes, a meddlesome symphonic score, and a golden fairy dust that shines through the windows like God's blessing. — Eliza Berman, Time, 5 Oct. 2017

In writing about her cousin, Allen is also elegizing other black men victimized by poverty, drugs and unequal justice. — Julia M. Klein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017