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Webster 1913 Edition
Versifier
Ver′si-fiˊer
,Noun.
1.
One who versifies, or makes verses;
as, not every
. versifier
is a poetDryden.
2.
One who converts into verse; one who expresses in verse the ideas of another written in prose;
as, Dr
. Watts was a versifier of the Psalms. Webster 1828 Edition
Versifier
VERS'IFIER
, n.1.
One who makes verses. Not every versifier is a poet.2.
One who converts into verse; or one who expresses the ideas of another, written in prose; as, Dr. Watts was a versifier of the Psalms.Definition 2024
versifier
versifier
English
Noun
versifier (plural versifiers)
- One who versifies.
- (pejorative) An inferior poet.
Hypernyms
Translations
one who versifies
inferior poet
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French versifier, from Latin versificō, versificāre (“put into verse”), from versus (“verse”) + faciō, facere (“make”).
Verb
versifier
- to versify
Conjugation
Conjugation of versifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | versifier | avoir versifié | |||||
| gerund | en versifiant | en ayant versifié | |||||
| present participle | versifiant /vɛʁ.si.fjɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | versifié /vɛʁ.si.fje/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | versifie /vɛʁ.si.fi/ |
versifies /vɛʁ.si.fi/ |
versifie /vɛʁ.si.fi/ |
versifions /vɛʁ.si.fjɔ̃/ |
versifiez /vɛʁ.si.fje/ |
versifient /vɛʁ.si.fi/ |
| imperfect | versifiais /vɛʁ.si.fjɛ/ |
versifiais /vɛʁ.si.fjɛ/ |
versifiait /vɛʁ.si.fjɛ/ |
versifiions /vɛʁ.si.fi.jɔ̃/ |
versifiiez /vɛʁ.si.fi.je/ |
versifiaient /vɛʁ.si.fjɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | versifiai /vɛʁ.si.fje/ |
versifias /vɛʁ.si.fja/ |
versifia /vɛʁ.si.fja/ |
versifiâmes /vɛʁ.si.fjam/ |
versifiâtes /vɛʁ.si.fjat/ |
versifièrent /vɛʁ.si.fjɛʁ/ |
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| future | versifierai /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁe/ |
versifieras /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁa/ |
versifiera /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁa/ |
versifierons /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
versifierez /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁe/ |
versifieront /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | versifierais /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
versifierais /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
versifierait /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
versifierions /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
versifieriez /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁje/ |
versifieraient /vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | versifie /vɛʁ.si.fi/ |
versifies /vɛʁ.si.fi/ |
versifie /vɛʁ.si.fi/ |
versifiions /vɛʁ.si.fi.jɔ̃/ |
versifiiez /vɛʁ.si.fi.je/ |
versifient /vɛʁ.si.fi/ |
| imperfect1 |
versifiasse /vɛʁ.si.fjas/ |
versifiasses /vɛʁ.si.fjas/ |
versifiât /vɛʁ.si.fja/ |
versifiassions /vɛʁ.si.fja.sjɔ̃/ |
versifiassiez /vɛʁ.si.fja.sje/ |
versifiassent /vɛʁ.si.fjas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | versifie /vɛʁ.si.fi/ |
— | versifions /vɛʁ.si.fjɔ̃/ |
versifiez /vɛʁ.si.fje/ |
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Old French
Verb
versifier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of versifier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | versifier | avoir versifïé | |||||
| gerund | en versifiant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | versifiant | ||||||
| past participle | versifïé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | versifi | versifïes | versifïe | versifions | versifïez | versifïent |
| imperfect | versifioie, versifïeie, versifioe, versifïeve | versifioies, versifïeies, versifioes, versifïeves | versifioit, versifïeit, versifiot, versifïeve | versifiiiens, versifiiens | versifiiiez, versifiiez | versifioient, versifïeient, versifioent, versifïevent | |
| preterite | versifiai | versifias | versifia | versifiames | versifiastes | versifïerent | |
| future | versifïerai | versifïeras | versifïera | versifïerons | versifïeroiz, versifïereiz, versifïerez | versifïeront | |
| conditional | versifïeroie, versifïereie | versifïeroies, versifïereies | versifïeroit, versifïereit | versifïeriiens, versifïeriens | versifïeriiez, versifïeriez | versifïeroient, versifïereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | versifi | versifis | versifit | versifions | versifïez | versifïent |
| imperfect | versifiasse | versifiasses | versifiast | versifiissons, versifiissiens | versifiissoiz, versifiissez, versifiissiez | versifiassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | versifïe | — | versifions | versifïez | — | ||