versify

Etymology

From Middle English versifien, from Old French versifier, learned borrowing from Latin versificāre, present active infinitive of versificō (“versify”), from versus (see verse) + faciō (“make”).

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) to make or compose verses
2. (intransitive) to tell in verse; deal with in verse form
3. (intransitive) to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form