versify

ver·si·fy

 (vûr′sə-fī′)

v. ver·si·fied, ver·si·fy·ing, ver·si·fies

v.tr.

1. To change from prose into metrical form.

2. To treat or tell in verse: versify stories from the Bible.

v.intr.

To write verses.

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[Middle English versifien, from Old French versifier, from Latin versificāre : versus, verse; see verse¹ + -ficāre, -fy.]

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ver′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

ver′si·fi′er n.

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versify

(ˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

1. (Poetry) (tr) to render (something) into metrical form or verse

2. (Poetry) (intr) to write in verse

[C14: from Old French versifier, from Latin versificāre, from versus verse + facere to make]

ˈversiˌfier n

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ver•si•fy

(ˈvɜr səˌfaɪ)

v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.

1. to put into verse.

v.i.

2. to compose verses.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Old French versifier < Latin versificāre. See verse, -i-, -fy]

ver′si•fi`er, n.

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versify

Past participle: versified
Gerund: versifying

Imperative

versify

versify

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" poetise, poetize, verse poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" metrify - compose in poetic meter; "The bard metrified his poems very precisely" spondaise, spondaize - make spondaic; "spondaize verses" elegise, elegize - compose an elegy sonnet - compose a sonnet

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Translations

comporre in versi

versify

[ˈvɜːsɪfaɪ]

A. VT → versificar

B. VI → versificar, escribir versos

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versify

vt → in Versform bringen

vi → Verse schmieden (pej), → dichten

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