verse, versify, poetize, poetise
(verb) compose verses or put into verse; “He versified the ancient saga”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
versify (third-person singular simple present versifies, present participle versifying, simple past and past participle versified)
(ambitransitive) to make or compose verses
(intransitive) to tell in verse; deal with in verse form
(intransitive) to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"si*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Versified; p. pr. & vb. n. Versifying.] Etym: [OE. versifien, F. versifier, L. versificare; versus a verse + -ficare to make. See Verse, and -fy.]
Definition: To make verses. I'll versify in spite, and do my best. Dryden.
Ver"si*fy, v. t.
1. To relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse. I'll versify the truth, not poetize. Daniel.
2. To turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to versify the Psalms. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
