What does versify mean?
Definitions for versify
ˈvɜr səˌfaɪver·si·fy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word versify.
Princeton's WordNet
verse, versify, poetize, poetiseverb
compose verses or put into verse
"He versified the ancient saga"
Wiktionary
versifyverb
to make or compose verses
versifyverb
to tell in verse; deal with in verse form
versifyverb
to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form
Etymology: versifier, learned borrowing from versificare, present active infinitive of versifico, from versus (see verse) + facio.
Wikipedia
versify
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (; HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works. The company is based in the Boston Financial District. It was formerly known as Houghton Mifflin Company, but it changed its name following the 2007 acquisition of Harcourt Publishing. Prior to March 2010, it was a subsidiary of Education Media and Publishing Group Limited, an Irish-owned holding company registered in the Cayman Islands and formerly known as Riverdeep. In 2022, it was acquired by Veritas Capital, a New York-based private-equity firm.
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versify
Versify means to turn something (like a piece of prose) into verse or poetry. It can also refer to composing verses or engaging in poetic writing.
Webster Dictionary
Versifyverb
to make verses
Versifyverb
to relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse
Versifyverb
to turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to versify the Psalms
Etymology: [OE. versifien, F. versifier, L. versificare; versus a verse + -ficare to make. See Verse, and -fy.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of versify in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of versify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Translations for versify
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- versifizierenGerman
- versejar, versarPortuguese
- versificaRomanian
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