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English
Etymology
From Middle English versifien, from Old French versifier, learned borrowing from Latin versificāre (“versify”), from versus (see verse) + faciō (“make”).
Pronunciation
Verb
versify (third-person singular simple present versifies, present participle versifying, simple past and past participle versified)
- (transitive, intransitive) 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
Derived terms
Translations
transitive: to make or compose verses
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