versify | Word of the Day

April 02, 2019 versify [vur-suh-fahy] verb 1. to relate, describe, or treat (something) in the form of poetry. verb (used without object), 1. to compose verses. word-trends Has The Word "Expert" Lost Its Meaning In 2019? word-trends Is "Crude" The Right Word To Use To Describe Someone's Language? WORD OF THE DAY versify continued... QUOTES ... the energetic singer who cannot repress the impromptu urge to versify the mundane things going on around him. -- Franklin D. Lewis, "Introduction," Rumi: Swallowing the Sun, 2008 ORIGIN Versify comes via Old French versifier from Latin versificāre "to write or compose verse." Versificāre is partly composed of the noun versus "a line of writing, a line of poetry, a sequence of notes." The basic meaning of versus is "a circular movement (in a dance), twirl" and is a derivative of the verb vertere "to turn, revolve, pass through a cycle." The combining form -ficāre means "doing, making, causing" and ultimately derives from the verb facere "to make, build, construct." Versify entered English in the 14th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 The Most Searched Words In 2019 On Dictionary.com So Far We're only a quarter of the way through the year, but already we've seen some significant trends in searches on Dictionary.com in 2019. 2 Not All Bad: 7 Ways "Bad" Can Be Good People (and Thesaurus.com) have known for a while that sometimes being bad is really, really good—especially in the bad phrases below. Carry on. 3 Dissent vs. Protest: Why Choosing The Right Word Matters It seems political conflict in the 2010s has put the words dissent and protest at the center of our vocabulary. But are we using them correctly? 4 The Google Effect And More 'Rules' The Internet Created Who needs to stash away names and dates into our longterm memory when we have Google? And, guess what, that phenomenon has a name! 5 Does "Spark Joy" Mean The Same Thing In English And Japanese? In the context of the KonMari method, joy goes beyond just happiness. So what does it actually mean in Japanese, then? © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy