verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make metric
2. 2
   convert from a non-metric to the metric system wordnet
3. 3
   To introduce metrics into (a process)
4. 4
   express in the metric system wordnet
5. 5
   To represent or measure by a metric

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6. 6
   To use poetic meter

Synonyms

All synonyms

metricatemetricisemetrify

Etymology

From metric + -ize.

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