versify

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

versify (third-person singular simple present versifies, present participle versifying, simple past and past participle versified)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to make or compose verses
   • Dryden

     I'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

• versifier