balladised
|bal-lad-ised|
🇺🇸
/bəˈlædəˌaɪzd/
🇬🇧
/bəˈlæd.aɪzd/
(balladise)
make into a ballad / romanticize as a ballad
Etymology
'balladise' originates from English, specifically the word 'ballad' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ise' (via French '-iser' and Late Latin/Greek '-izein'), where 'ballad' originally meant 'dance-song'.
'ballad' came into English from Old French/Medieval Latin (Old French 'ballade'/'ballade' meaning a dance or dance-song); later the verb-forming suffix (from Greek/Latin via French) produced forms like 'balladize'/'balladise', which yielded the modern English verb 'balladise' and its past form 'balladised'.
Initially related to the idea of a 'dance-song', the term evolved into meaning specifically 'to put into the form of a ballad' or 'to render in ballad style', which is the current sense.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'balladise' — to make (a story, poem, or song) into a ballad or to render it in the style of a ballad.
The historian balladised the account of the battle to make it more memorable.
Synonyms
Adjective 1
made into or presented in the form of a ballad; rendered in a ballad-like style.
They released a balladised version of the old folk song.
Synonyms
Last updated: 2026/01/05 23:50