Versify

Origin

Old French versifier, learned borrowing from Latin versificāre, present active infinitive of versificō ("versify"), from versus (see verse) + faciō ("make").

Full definition of versify

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) to make or compose verses
• DrydenI'll versify in spite, and do my best.
2. (intransitive) to tell in verse; deal with in verse form
3. (intransitive) to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form

Derived terms

• versifier