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versify definition

ver·sify (-fī′)

intransitive verb versified -·fied′, versifying -·fy′·ing

to compose verses

Etymology: ME versifien < MFr versifier < L versificare < versus: see verse & -fy

transitive verb

  1. to tell about, treat of, or describe in verse
  2. to put into verse form

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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