versify
[ vur-suh-fahy ]
/ ˈvɜr səˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), ver·si·fied, ver·si·fy·ing.
to relate, describe, or treat (something) in verse.
to convert (prose or other writing) into metrical form.
verb (used without object), ver·si·fied, ver·si·fy·ing.
to compose verses.
Origin of versify
OTHER WORDS FROM versify
ver·si·fi·er, noun un·ver·si·fied, adjectiveWords nearby versify
versicolor,
versicolour,
versicular,
versiera,
versification,
versify,
versine,
version,
versioning,
verso,
verst
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British Dictionary definitions for versifier
versify
/ (ˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr)
to render (something) into metrical form or verse
(intr)
to write in verse
Derived forms of versify
versifier, nounWord Origin for versify
C14: from Old French
versifier, from Latin
versificāre, from
versus
verse +
facere to make