versify

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English

Etymology

From Middle English versifien, from Old French versifier, learned borrowing from Latin versificāre, present active infinitive of versificō (“versify”), from versus (see verse) + faciō (“make”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪfaɪ/

Verb

versify (third-person singular simple present versifies, present participle versifying, simple past and past participle versified)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to make or compose verses
  2. (intransitive) to tell in verse; deal with in verse form
  3. (intransitive) to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form

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