versify

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

compose verses or put into verse“He versified the ancient saga”Synonyms: verse poetize poetise

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Versify \Ver"si*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Versified; p. pr. & vb. n. Versifying.] [OE. versifien, F. versifier, L. versificare; versus a verse + -ficare to make. See Verse, and -fy.] To make verses. [1913 Webster]

I'll versify in spite, and do my best. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Versify \Ver"si*fy\, v. t.

1.To relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse. [1913 Webster]

I'll versify the truth, not poetize.— Daniel.[1913 Webster]

2.To turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to versify the Psalms. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]