reversify
reversify verb: to versify again.
Verb (1)
reversify (third-person singular simple present reversifies, present participle reversifying, simple past and past participle reversified)
- To versify again.
- In the course of the year 1780, he made rapid progress in some of his favourite works, versifying the 'Maria Stuarda,' the 'Rosmunda,' and great part of 'Ottavia,' reversifying the whole of the 'Filippo' for the third time, and developing 'Ottavia' and 'Timoleone;' […]1861, The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, volume 114, page 159
Verb (2)
reversify (third-person singular simple present reversifies, present participle reversifying, simple past and past participle reversified)
- To reverse; to turn backwards.
- He accuses philosophers like Daniel Dennett of "reversifying" the term "consciousness" by providing a reductionist interpretation of experiential phenomena (ibid).2024, Majid D. Beni, Scientific Explanation, Causality, and Agency
Forms of reversify
| third-person singular present | reversifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | reversifying |
| past participle | reversified |
| past | reversified |
Origin of reversify
From re- + versify.
From reverse + -ify.
Questions about reversify
- What does reversify mean?
- Reversify means to versify again.
- What part of speech is reversify?
- Reversify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of reversify?
- The past tense of reversify is reversified.
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