Definition of versify in English:

versify

verbversifying, versifies, versified ˈvəːsɪfʌɪˈvərsəˌfaɪ

[with object]

Turn into or express in verse.
it was never suggested that Wordsworth should simply versify Coleridge's ideas
Example sentencesExamples
- He knew little about the myths versified by Ovid and depicted by the flighty polychromatic cloud-scapers of Versailles.
- Hence to retain reader interest, I first translated only selections from the Vedas, Upanishads and versified them.
- Her father approved of his daughter's efforts and occasionally versified her prose translations.
- But from the Sponsus play onwards the text was frequently versified, and the music was in a distinctly new idiom.
- C. P. Meehan tells how the poet would lean on the counter in O'Daly's shop and versify literal translations for ready cash.
- Drayton's most ambitious work was the epic Poly-Olbion, a versified historical and mythological map of Britain.
- Thus, the didactic purpose of the original project dissolved in a welter of abstruse, sentimental versifying.
- Indeed literate Christians were more likely to improve the Bible by such tricks as versifying it, as they were to abandon their love of literature.
- The legend was accepted as authentic by chroniclers and versified by Lydgate; the Beauchamp earls claimed descent from Guy.
- While the thunder of the batteries rumbled in the distance, we pasted, we recited, we versified, we sang with all our soul.
- Most of Rollin's extensive versifying over the years was humorous.
- As Walker points out, ‘A ‘lyric’ is, in effect, a versified or sung oration, a variety of epideictic discourse’.
- In this poem you set out to write a versified treatise on ‘man, on nature and on human life’, which is bound to be an overwhelming subject.
- Of the two, sensory attraction is the more important; without emotive beauty, versified philosophy has little to recommend it.
- According to the narrator, this Celtic icon had emerged from Cork 15 years earlier, scored a No 1 hit with his husky versifying, and vanished.

Derivatives

versification

noun vəːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

Maley takes us through punning, naming, etymological wordplay, versification and other features of the poetic language.
Example sentencesExamples
- Their versification is traditional, though impudent rhymes and elusive caesuras shocked diehards.
- Like many a libretto and even many a straight play, it creates its dramatic flux by a careful control and mixture of versification.
- Gilmore also belies her reputation in her versification.
- And this is certainly the form of the second stanza, which comes across as a much more regular piece of versification than the first.

versifier

noun ˈvəːsɪfʌɪə

El Greco was like a writer, sometimes a poet and sometimes a versifier, who had little command of syntax.
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition to the poet, there is another type of versifier, the bard, who lacked the professional training of the fili.
- At Oxford, Carroll made a name for himself as a freelance humorist, parodist, and versifier.
- But in the old days, popular poets and versifiers knew their high culture: they mocked and they borrowed.
- He was a stained-glass designer, amateur architect, and occasional versifier (author of ‘I never saw a purple cow’).

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French versifier, from Latin versificare, from versus (see verse).

Rhymes

diversify

Definition of versify in US English:

versify

verbˈvərsəˌfaɪˈvərsəˌfī

[with object]

Turn into or express in verse.
he versifies others' ideas
Example sentencesExamples
- Hence to retain reader interest, I first translated only selections from the Vedas, Upanishads and versified them.
- The legend was accepted as authentic by chroniclers and versified by Lydgate; the Beauchamp earls claimed descent from Guy.
- Indeed literate Christians were more likely to improve the Bible by such tricks as versifying it, as they were to abandon their love of literature.
- Of the two, sensory attraction is the more important; without emotive beauty, versified philosophy has little to recommend it.
- In this poem you set out to write a versified treatise on ‘man, on nature and on human life’, which is bound to be an overwhelming subject.
- He knew little about the myths versified by Ovid and depicted by the flighty polychromatic cloud-scapers of Versailles.
- Thus, the didactic purpose of the original project dissolved in a welter of abstruse, sentimental versifying.
- But from the Sponsus play onwards the text was frequently versified, and the music was in a distinctly new idiom.
- As Walker points out, ‘A ‘lyric’ is, in effect, a versified or sung oration, a variety of epideictic discourse’.
- While the thunder of the batteries rumbled in the distance, we pasted, we recited, we versified, we sang with all our soul.
- C. P. Meehan tells how the poet would lean on the counter in O'Daly's shop and versify literal translations for ready cash.
- Her father approved of his daughter's efforts and occasionally versified her prose translations.
- Most of Rollin's extensive versifying over the years was humorous.
- Drayton's most ambitious work was the epic Poly-Olbion, a versified historical and mythological map of Britain.
- According to the narrator, this Celtic icon had emerged from Cork 15 years earlier, scored a No 1 hit with his husky versifying, and vanished.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French versifier, from Latin versificare, from versus (see verse).

单词	versify
释义	Definition of versify in English: versify verbversifying, versifies, versified ˈvəːsɪfʌɪˈvərsəˌfaɪ [with object] Turn into or express in verse. it was never suggested that Wordsworth should simply versify Coleridge's ideas Example sentencesExamples He knew little about the myths versified by Ovid and depicted by the flighty polychromatic cloud-scapers of Versailles. Hence to retain reader interest, I first translated only selections from the Vedas, Upanishads and versified them. Her father approved of his daughter's efforts and occasionally versified her prose translations. But from the Sponsus play onwards the text was frequently versified, and the music was in a distinctly new idiom. C. P. Meehan tells how the poet would lean on the counter in O'Daly's shop and versify literal translations for ready cash. Drayton's most ambitious work was the epic Poly-Olbion, a versified historical and mythological map of Britain. Thus, the didactic purpose of the original project dissolved in a welter of abstruse, sentimental versifying. Indeed literate Christians were more likely to improve the Bible by such tricks as versifying it, as they were to abandon their love of literature. The legend was accepted as authentic by chroniclers and versified by Lydgate; the Beauchamp earls claimed descent from Guy. While the thunder of the batteries rumbled in the distance, we pasted, we recited, we versified, we sang with all our soul. Most of Rollin's extensive versifying over the years was humorous. As Walker points out, ‘A ‘lyric’ is, in effect, a versified or sung oration, a variety of epideictic discourse’. In this poem you set out to write a versified treatise on ‘man, on nature and on human life’, which is bound to be an overwhelming subject. Of the two, sensory attraction is the more important; without emotive beauty, versified philosophy has little to recommend it. According to the narrator, this Celtic icon had emerged from Cork 15 years earlier, scored a No 1 hit with his husky versifying, and vanished. Derivatives versification noun vəːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n Maley takes us through punning, naming, etymological wordplay, versification and other features of the poetic language. Example sentencesExamples Their versification is traditional, though impudent rhymes and elusive caesuras shocked diehards. Like many a libretto and even many a straight play, it creates its dramatic flux by a careful control and mixture of versification. Gilmore also belies her reputation in her versification. And this is certainly the form of the second stanza, which comes across as a much more regular piece of versification than the first. versifier noun ˈvəːsɪfʌɪə El Greco was like a writer, sometimes a poet and sometimes a versifier, who had little command of syntax. Example sentencesExamples In addition to the poet, there is another type of versifier, the bard, who lacked the professional training of the fili. At Oxford, Carroll made a name for himself as a freelance humorist, parodist, and versifier. But in the old days, popular poets and versifiers knew their high culture: they mocked and they borrowed. He was a stained-glass designer, amateur architect, and occasional versifier (author of ‘I never saw a purple cow’). Origin Late Middle English: from Old French versifier, from Latin versificare, from versus (see verse). Rhymes diversify Definition of versify in US English: versify verbˈvərsəˌfaɪˈvərsəˌfī [with object] Turn into or express in verse. he versifies others' ideas Example sentencesExamples Hence to retain reader interest, I first translated only selections from the Vedas, Upanishads and versified them. The legend was accepted as authentic by chroniclers and versified by Lydgate; the Beauchamp earls claimed descent from Guy. Indeed literate Christians were more likely to improve the Bible by such tricks as versifying it, as they were to abandon their love of literature. Of the two, sensory attraction is the more important; without emotive beauty, versified philosophy has little to recommend it. In this poem you set out to write a versified treatise on ‘man, on nature and on human life’, which is bound to be an overwhelming subject. He knew little about the myths versified by Ovid and depicted by the flighty polychromatic cloud-scapers of Versailles. Thus, the didactic purpose of the original project dissolved in a welter of abstruse, sentimental versifying. But from the Sponsus play onwards the text was frequently versified, and the music was in a distinctly new idiom. As Walker points out, ‘A ‘lyric’ is, in effect, a versified or sung oration, a variety of epideictic discourse’. While the thunder of the batteries rumbled in the distance, we pasted, we recited, we versified, we sang with all our soul. C. P. Meehan tells how the poet would lean on the counter in O'Daly's shop and versify literal translations for ready cash. Her father approved of his daughter's efforts and occasionally versified her prose translations. Most of Rollin's extensive versifying over the years was humorous. Drayton's most ambitious work was the epic Poly-Olbion, a versified historical and mythological map of Britain. According to the narrator, this Celtic icon had emerged from Cork 15 years earlier, scored a No 1 hit with his husky versifying, and vanished. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French versifier, from Latin versificare, from versus (see verse).
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