c. 1600, "inconstant," from Latin versatilis "turning, revolving, moving, capable of turning with ease to varied subjects or tasks," from past participle stem of versare "keep turning, be engaged in something, turn over in the mind," frequentative of vertere "to turn" (from PIE root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend"). Meaning "able to do many things well" is from 1762 in English.
his vast and versatile erudition
versatile moods
a versatile writer
an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward
a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind
an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally
Veronica
verruca
vers libre
Versailles
versant
versatile
versatility
verse
versed
versification
versify
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