transprose

English

Etymology

From trans- +‎ prose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹænzˈpɹəʊz/, /tɹɑːnzˈpɹəʊz/

Verb

transprose (third-person singular simple present transproses, present participle transprosing, simple past and past participle transprosed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To change from verse into prose.
   • 1682, [Nahum Tate; John Dryden], The Second Part of Absalom and Achitophel. A Poem. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 14:

     Inſtinct he follows and no farther knows,
     For to write Verſe with him is to Tranſprose.

Coordinate terms

• transverse

References

• “transprose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• transposer