sonnetise

son·net·ize

[son-i-tahyz] verb, son·net·ized, son·net·iz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to write sonnets.
verb (used with object)
2.
to write sonnets on or to.
Also, especially British, son·net·ise.


Origin:
1790–1800; sonnet + -ize

son·net·i·za·tion, noun
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