depoetizev.
/dɪˈpəʊɪtʌɪz/ transitive. To deprive of the character of a poet; also, to deprive of poetic character; = depoeticize v.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > weaken [verb (transitive)] > render prosaic
depoeticize1813
depoetize1865
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Sept. 4/2 The presence of cottages..depoetizes the scene.
1886 Athenæum 24 July 117 Such writing is a relief after reading the men of the decadence, the pessimists who endeavour to depoetize life for us.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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