versify

Meaning

1. (ambitransitive) to make or compose verses
2. (intransitive) to tell in verse; deal with in verse form
3. (intransitive) to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form

Synonyms

poetize

verse

poetise

sing

compose poetry

make verses

Translations

versar

versejar

versifier

versificar

γράφω στίχους

versificar

versifizieren

dichten

versificare

in Versform bringen

nazım yapmak

إنظم

nazımlaştırmak

στιχουργώ

rimer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪfaɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: versifien

In summary

From Middle English versifien, from Old French versifier, learned borrowing from Latin versificāre (“versify”), from versus (see verse) + faciō (“make”).