prosifyv.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊzᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈproʊzəˌfaɪ/

Forms: 1700s– prosify, 1800s prosefy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prose n., -ify suffix.

Etymology: < prose n. + -ify suffix, after versify v.In the form prosefy apparently after stupefy v., rarefy v., liquefy v., putrefy v., etc.

1. transitive. To turn into prose; (frequently in depreciatory sense) to render dull or unpoetic.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > write or express in prose [verb (transitive)] > turn into prose

prosec1450

beprose1733

prosify1774

1774 E. Carter Let. 28 June (1817) II. 250 Either the poetry confounds..the lesson, or the lesson prosifies the poetry.

1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 28 882 In such a frozen atmosphere would not eloquence be congealed on the lips of an Ulysses, and poetry prosified on those of an Apollo!

1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 547/1 [He] maltreats the glorious lines of Burns,..prosefying his poetry and twaddleising his vigour.

1916 A. Quiller-Couch On Art of Writing 67 Let us prosify the lyrical order of language down to the lowest pitch.

1935 Hispania 18 265 The legends..are typical narratives of a real deed, which gives rise to a poetical legend, prosified later in the chronicles with little alteration.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 May 12/2 What does, or did, it mean to prosify poetry and poeticize prose?

2. intransitive. To write prose, esp. of a dull or tiresome nature. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > write in prose [verb (intransitive)]

prose1788

prosify1816

1816 R. Southey Let. 4 Feb. in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) IV. 149 I cannot write verses in the presence of any person,..but I can prosify, let who will be present.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 23 36 Prosifying where there was prose enough before, and poetising what was poetical enough already.

1969 Tempo No. 90. 36 Certainly, most critics would be ‘happier men’ if they only had to prosify about unrepeatable experiences.

Derivatives

prosifiˈcation n. the action of prosifying; conversion into prose; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > [noun] > writing of prose > making into prose

transprosal1673

prosification1847

1847 L. Hunt Jar of Honey (1848) iv. 43 This prosification of a fine bit of poetry.

1904 Mod. Lang. Notes 19 185/1 Traces of assonanced laisses are to be detected in the prosification of Almela.

1975 Amer. Notes & Queries 14 34/2 In the lower margins of cantigas 2 through 25 are prosifications of those particular twenty-four cantigas.

2003 LA Weekly (Nexis) 15 Aug. 10 Pamela Warrick's 3,000-odd-word Sunday Profile of the former first lady Nancy Reagan..set new standards for cloying prosification.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prosify
释义	prosifyv. Brit. /ˈprəʊzᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈproʊzəˌfaɪ/ Forms: 1700s– prosify, 1800s prosefy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prose n., -ify suffix. Etymology: < prose n. + -ify suffix, after versify v.In the form prosefy apparently after stupefy v., rarefy v., liquefy v., putrefy v., etc. 1. transitive. To turn into prose; (frequently in depreciatory sense) to render dull or unpoetic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > write or express in prose [verb (transitive)] > turn into prose prosec1450 beprose1733 prosify1774 1774 E. Carter Let. 28 June (1817) II. 250 Either the poetry confounds..the lesson, or the lesson prosifies the poetry. 1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 28 882 In such a frozen atmosphere would not eloquence be congealed on the lips of an Ulysses, and poetry prosified on those of an Apollo! 1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 547/1 [He] maltreats the glorious lines of Burns,..prosefying his poetry and twaddleising his vigour. 1916 A. Quiller-Couch On Art of Writing 67 Let us prosify the lyrical order of language down to the lowest pitch. 1935 Hispania 18 265 The legends..are typical narratives of a real deed, which gives rise to a poetical legend, prosified later in the chronicles with little alteration. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 May 12/2 What does, or did, it mean to prosify poetry and poeticize prose? 2. intransitive. To write prose, esp. of a dull or tiresome nature. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > write in prose [verb (intransitive)] prose1788 prosify1816 1816 R. Southey Let. 4 Feb. in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) IV. 149 I cannot write verses in the presence of any person,..but I can prosify, let who will be present. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 23 36 Prosifying where there was prose enough before, and poetising what was poetical enough already. 1969 Tempo No. 90. 36 Certainly, most critics would be ‘happier men’ if they only had to prosify about unrepeatable experiences. Derivatives prosifiˈcation n. the action of prosifying; conversion into prose; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > [noun] > writing of prose > making into prose transprosal1673 prosification1847 1847 L. Hunt Jar of Honey (1848) iv. 43 This prosification of a fine bit of poetry. 1904 Mod. Lang. Notes 19 185/1 Traces of assonanced laisses are to be detected in the prosification of Almela. 1975 Amer. Notes & Queries 14 34/2 In the lower margins of cantigas 2 through 25 are prosifications of those particular twenty-four cantigas. 2003 LA Weekly (Nexis) 15 Aug. 10 Pamela Warrick's 3,000-odd-word Sunday Profile of the former first lady Nancy Reagan..set new standards for cloying prosification. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1774
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