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trailerize

verb

Etymology

From trailer + -ize.

  1. derived from tragula — “dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”
  2. derived from *tragulāre✻ — “to drag”
  3. derived from trailler — “to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”
  4. inherited from trailen
  5. suffixed as trailer — “trail + er”
  6. formed as trailerize — “trailer + -ize”

Definitions

  1. To adapt (a piece of music) for use in the trailer of a film or television show.

    • The first preview clip for The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, was set to a trailerized version of Nirvana’s “Something In The Way.” Turns out there’s more to that Batman-Nirvana connection.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA