versify

versify

English

Etymology

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

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
   • Dryden

     I'll versify in spite, and do my best.

2. (intransitive) to tell in verse; deal with in verse form
3. (intransitive) to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form

Derived terms

• versifier

Translations

transitive: to make or compose verses

Portuguese: versar (pt), versejar, versificar

Romanian: versifica (ro)

intransitive: to tell in verse; deal with in verse form

Portuguese: versar (pt), versejar, versificar

intransitive: to turn prose into poetry; rewrite in verse form

German: versifizieren (de)

Portuguese: versar (pt), versejar, versificar

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Serbo-Croatian: (please verify) stihotvoriti