poetize

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

poetize
    v 1: compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient
         saga" [syn: {verse}, {versify}, {poetize}, {poetise}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Poetize \Po"et*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Poetized}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Poetizing}.] [Cf. F. po['e]tiser.]
   To write as a poet; to compose verse; to idealize.
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         I versify the truth, not poetize.        --Donne.
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