Versify

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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           I'll versify in spite, and do my best.   --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Versify \Ver"si*fy\, v. t.
     1. To relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse.
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              I'll versify the truth, not poetize.  --Daniel.
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     2. To turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to
        versify the Psalms. --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  versify
       v : compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient
           saga" [syn: {verse}, {poetize}, {poetise}]
       [also: {versified}]