Metrify
/ˈmɛ.trɪ.faɪ/noun
To convert into meter or verse, or to regulate by measure.
Did you know?Metrify is built on the same ancient Greek root *metron* (“measure”) that also gave us *meter*, *metre*, and *geometry*—the idea that order itself can be measured and imposed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meh₁-
“to measure”
Ancient Greek
Greek
μέτρον (metron)
“a measure, standard, or rule”
Late Latin
Latin
metrum
“a metrical foot or verse measure”
Middle French
French
mètre / mètre
“measure; verse meter”
Modern English
English
metrify
“to put into meter; to compose or arrange in metrical form”