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versifier
ver·si·fy
/
ˈvɜr
səˌfaɪ
/
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[
vur
-s
uh
-fahy
]
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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
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
versifien
<
Old French
versifier
<
Latin
versificāre.
See
verse
,
-ify
Related forms
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
versus
verse
+
facere
to make]
'versifier
—
n
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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
versus
verse
+
facere
to make]
'versifier
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
versify
c.1340 (implied in versifier), from O.Fr. versifier "turn into verse" (13c.), from L. versificare "compare verse," from versus "verse" (see
verse
) + root of facere "to make" (see
factitious
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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