transprose en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /tɹɑːnzˈpɹəʊz/
- /tɹænzˈpɹəʊz/
Etymology
From trans- + prose.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To change from verse into prose.
Inſtinct he follvvs and no farther knovvs, / For to vvrite Verſe vvith him is to Tranſproſe.
1682, [Nahum Tate; John Dryden], The Second Part of Absalom and Achitophel. A Poem, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 14:Coordinate term: transverse
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transprosed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| transprosed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| transprosing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| transproses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |