/ ˈvɜːsɪfaɪ; NAmE ˈvɜːrs-/ verb
( ver·si·fies , ver·si·fy·ing , ver·si·fied , ver·si·fied ) [ v , vn ] ( formal , sometimes disapproving ) to write sth in verse
► ver·si·fier noun
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French versifier , from Latin versificare , from versus a turn of the plough, a furrow, a line of writing, from vertere to turn.