Versatile Definition
vûrsə-təl, -tīl
adjective
Competent in many things; able to turn easily from one subject or occupation to another; many-sided.
Webster's New World
Adaptable to many uses or functions.
Webster's New World
That can be turned or moved around, as on a hinge or pivot.
Webster's New World
Fickle; inconstant.
Webster's New World
Turning about freely on the filament to which it is attached, as an anther.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Versatile
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From Latin versātilis (“turning easily"), from versātus, past participle of versō (“I turn, change"), frequentative of vertō (“I turn").
From Wiktionary
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Latin versātilis from versātus past participle of versāre to turn wer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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