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syllabize

syl·la·bize

uncommon

verb

1.

divide into syllables

  • “syllabify the words”
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2.

utter with distinct articulation of each syllable

  • “The poet syllabized the verses he read”
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Origin

From Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sŭllăbĭ́zō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ, “syllable”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, “-ize”).

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