Meaning of VERSIFY
| Pronunciation: | | 'vursu`fI
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| | Definition: | | [v] compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" |
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| | Synonyms: | | poetise, poetize |
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| | See Also: | | compose, elegise, elegize, indite, metrify, pen, sonnet, spondaise, spondaize, write | |
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\Ver"si*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Versified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Versifying}.] [OE. versifien, F. versifier, L.
versificare; versus a verse + -ficare to make. See {Verse},
and {-fy}.]
To make verses.
I'll versify in spite, and do my best. --Dryden.
\Ver"si*fy\, v. t.
1. To relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse.
I'll versify the truth, not poetize. --Daniel.
2. To turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to
versify the Psalms. --Chaucer.
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