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单词 versify
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versify

[ vur-suh-fahy ]
/ ˈvɜr səˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), ver·si·fied, ver·si·fy·ing.

to relate, describe, or treat (something) in verse.
to convert (prose or other writing) into metrical form.

verb (used without object), ver·si·fied, ver·si·fy·ing.

to compose verses.

Origin of versify

1350–1400; Middle English versifien<Old French versifier<Latin versificāre.See verse, -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM versify

ver·si·fi·er, nounun·ver·si·fied, adjective

Words nearby versify

versicolor, versicolour, versicular, versiera, versification, versify, version, versioning, vers libre, vers-librist, vers-libriste
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British Dictionary definitions for versify

versify
/ (ˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to render (something) into metrical form or verse
(intr) to write in verse

Derived forms of versify

versifier, noun

Word Origin for versify

C14: from Old French versifier, from Latin versificāre, from versus verse + facere to make
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