Definitions for versifyˈvɜr səˌfaɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•si•fyˈvɜr səˌfaɪ(v.)-fied, -fy•ing.
(v.t.)to put into verse.
Category: Prosody
(v.i.)to compose verses.
Category: Prosody
Origin of versify:
1350–1400; ME < OF versifier < L versificāre. See verse , -i- , -fy
ver′si•fi`er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
verse, versify, poetize, poetise(verb)
compose verses or put into verse
"He versified the ancient saga"
Wiktionary
versify(Verb)
to make or compose verses
versify(Verb)
to tell in verse; deal with in verse form
versify(Verb)
to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form
Origin: versifier, learned borrowing from versificare, present active infinitive of versifico, from versus (see verse) + facio.
Webster Dictionary
Versify(verb)
to make verses
Versify(verb)
to relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse
Versify(verb)
to turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to versify the Psalms
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