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[vur-suh-fahy]

ver·si·fy

[vur-suh-fahy] verb, ver·si·fied, ver·si·fy·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to relate, describe, or treat (something) in verse.
2.
to convert (prose or other writing) into metrical form.
verb (used without object)
3.
to compose verses.

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Versifier is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English versifien < Old French versifier < Latin versificāre. See verse, -ify

ver·si·fi·er, noun
un·ver·si·fied, adjective
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versify (ˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.  (tr) to render (something) into metrical form or verse
2.  (intr) to write in verse
 
[C14: from Old French versifier, from Latin versificāre, from versusverse + facere to make]
 
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