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. [1913 Webster] I versify the truth, not poetize. --Donne. [1913 Webster]