Definition

1. Verb:
   • To convert from a non-metric to the metric system: To change a system of measurement (e.g., imperial units) into the metric system (e.g., meters, liters, grams).
   • To compose in poetic meter: To write or structure poetry according to specific rhythmic patterns, such as iambic pentameter.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Convert to metric):
  • The government decided to metrify all road signs.
  • The recipe needs to be metrified for an international audience.
• Verb (Compose in meter):
  • The poet worked hard to metrify his verses correctly.
  • She chose to metrify the sonnet in a traditional iambic pattern.

Advanced Usage

• "to metrify a system": To apply metrication to an entire set of standards or procedures.
  • The industry's challenge was to metrify its entire manufacturing process.
• "to metrify a line": In poetry, to apply a specific metrical structure to a single line of verse.
  • The student's task was to metrify the given line of prose.

Variants and Related Words

• Metrication (n): The process of converting to the metric system.
  • Metrication was a long and complex process for the country.
• Metrical (adj): Relating to or composed in poetic meter.
  • The poem has a strict metrical structure.

Synonyms

• Metricate: To convert to the metric system.
• Versify: To turn into verse or to compose verses (similar to the poetic meaning of 'metrify').

Related Phrases

• "to metrify data": (Technical) To convert numerical data into metric units.
  • The scientist needed to metrify the old imperial data for the new study.
• "a metrified composition": A piece of writing, especially poetry, that is structured according to a defined meter.
  • The anthology featured beautifully metrified compositions from the 18th century.

Verb

1. convert from a non-metric to the metric system
2. compose in poetic meter
   • The bard metrified his poems very precisely