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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
