syllabize
verbEtymology From Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sŭllăbĭ́zō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ, “syllable”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, “-ize”).
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To syllabify.
- No pupil who will syllabize and pronounce carefully will misspell such words as "accommodate" and "professor."1920, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, The Classical Journal, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, page 361
- Synonyms
- syllabify, syllabicate
- Derived terms
- dissyllabize, syllabization