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      [Verb]  | "verse" 


      1: to make verse : versify

      2: to tell or celebrate in verse

      3: to turn into verse


      Origin: before 12th century ;

       Middle English versen, in part verbal derivative of vers, fers {see: |verse:1|verse:1} in part going back to Old English fersian "to versify," verbal derivative of fers {see: |verse:1|verse:1};

      [Verb]  | "versing" 


      1: to give information to;


        * e.g., " ... while in prison, he versed himself in the rights of the incarcerated "



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      [Verb]  | "verse" 


      1: to give information to;


        * e.g., " ... while in prison, he versed himself in the rights of the incarcerated "



      •  Antonyms : 

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       [ "versing" ]

      1: The verb form of the word "verses". It should be used like this: "Did you see that match? It was red verses blue!"

        * e.g.,  ... Are you versing him later? 


       [ "versing" ]

      2: However more people use it the innocorect way: "Are you versing him later?" Let me just tell you all that THIS IS NOT A WORD. Its not even slang! Its just stupid!

        * e.g.,  ... Its just me verses him. 

       [ "versing" ]

      1: The gerund form of the "verb" "verse." Presumably caused by people assuming that versus is spelled "verses" and is the present tense of a verb... but it's latin.

        * e.g.,  ... I'm versing him later in Smash Brothers. 

       [ "versing" ]

      1: competing, playing against.

        * e.g.,  ... The Lions are versing the Packers on Sunday. 


       [ "versing" ]

      2: Derived from the common term "vs." in video games where choices are either 1 Player or 2 Player (commonly listed as "vs.").


       [ "versing" ]

      3: This usage, while considered incorrect by many, is extremely common with young people due to their familiarity with video games.

       [ "versing" ]

      1: To describe an athletic contest between two teams, particulary if it involves a Mets team, or a college football team.

        * e.g.,  ... Who are you versing tonight in the baseball contest? 

       [ "the verse" ]

      1: the Uiverse as described in the series Firefly created by Joss Whedon

        * e.g.,  ... No power in the verse can stop me. (Said by Mal first then Kaylee, but River adopted it after she single-handedly stopped Niska's men from boarding Serenity.) 

       [ "the verse" ]

      1: Slang ala Firefly for 'universe.'

        * e.g.,  ... "No force in the verse can stop me." 

       [ "Versing" ]

      1: The action of writing verses of a poem with another person, versing and taking turns, you go i go

        * e.g.,  ... Fool #1: I'm rippling the horizon Like a ravenous lion 

       [ "verse" ]

      1: A.K.A. the Universe.

        * e.g.,  ... Ain't them Reavers just the most impolite folks in the whole goddamn verse 

       [ "Versed" ]

      1: (ver-ss-ed) Saying someone played against someone/thing

        * e.g.,  ...  Did you see the game where the Patriots versed the Cowboys? 

       [ "verse" ]

      1: v. verse, versed, versing

        * e.g.,  ... I versed Michael in Street Fighter 2; needless to say, I won handily. 


       [ "verse" ]

      2: to face off in a competitive two-player video game. The verb form of the word "versus," "vs." or "v."

        * e.g.,  ... I can't, Mom, I'm busy versing Tom in Mario Golf at the moment! 

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