v. ver·si·fied, ver·si·fy·ing, ver·si·fies v.tr. 1. To change from prose into metrical form. 2. To treat or tell in verse: versify stories from the Bible. v.intr. To write verses. [Middle English versifien, from Old French versifier, from Latin versificāre : versus, verse; see VERSE1 + -ficāre, -fy.] ver′si·fi·cation (-fĭ-kāshən) n. versi·fi′er n. |
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