verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To syllabify. rare

   "To Syllabicate, which is to find out a word by its syllables."

2. 2
   divide into syllables wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

syllabifysyllabifysyllabisesyllabize

Example

More examples

"To Syllabicate, which is to find out a word by its syllables."

Etymology

First attested in 1654; back-formation from syllabication.

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