spondaize
/ˈspɑndeɪz/
verb
- To write or pronounce a word or line of verse as a spondee, with two stressed syllables.
- When reading the ancient chant, the performer would spondaize each syllable for dramatic effect.
- The poet decided to spondaize the final word to give the line more weight.
- In the workshop, the instructor showed how to spondaize a normally iambic phrase.