VERSIFY

verse, versify, poetize, poetise

(verb) compose verses or put into verse; “He versified the ancient saga”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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



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