VERSIFYING

Verb

versifying

present participle of versify

Noun

versifying (plural versifyings)

A composition in verse.

He persuaded my mother to publish a little volume of these versifyings.

Source: Wiktionary


VERSIFY

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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