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versifies

versifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of versify.

Meaning of versify

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) to make or compose verses
    • I'll versify in spite, and do my best.1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The First Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […]...
  2. (transitive) to tell in verse; deal with in verse form
  3. (transitive) to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form

Questions about versifies

What is versifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Versifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of versify.

Words near versifies in the dictionary

  1. versificatory
  2. versificatrix
  3. versified
  4. versifier
  5. versifiers
  6. versifies
  7. versiform
  8. versify
  9. versifying
  10. versifyings
  11. versiliaite

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