syllabize

transitive verb

syl·​la·​bize

-ˌbīz

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: syllabify

2

: to utter (as verse) with distinct articulation of separate syllables

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin syllabizare, from Greek syllabizein, from syllabē syllable + -izein -ize

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