verse
1. verse \'v*rs\ n [ME vers, fr. OF, fr. L versus, lit., turning, fr.
versus, pp]. of vertere to turn - more at WORTH 1: a line of metrical
writing 2a1: metrical language 2a2: metrical writing distinguished from
poetry esp. by its lower level of intensity 2a3: POETRY 2b: POEM 2c: a
body of metrical writing (as of a period) 3: STANZA 4: one of the short
divisions into which a chapter of the Bible is traditio nally divided
2. verse vi : to make verse : VERSIFY 1: to tell or celebrate in verse 2:
to turn into verse
3. verse vt [back-formation fr. versed, fr. L versatus, pp. of versari to]
be active, be occupied (in), pass. of versare to turn, fr. versus, pp. : to
familiarize by close association, study, or experience {versed)X himself in
the theater}