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syllabificate en · VERB

Etymology

First attested in 1974; back-formation from syllabification; compare the earlier syllabificating.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard, rare) syllabize
    • How Well Can You Syllabificate? 2000, Tony Walsh, Success with Syllables, page 42, section title:
    • Of the two or more consonants forming a conjunct which occurs within a word, the first belongs to the preceding vowel and the rest to the following; mantri: ‘secretary’ will be syllabificated as man-tri:. 1982, Journal of the School of Languages (Jawaharlal Nehru University), volume 8, page 27
    • Her squawk came out in two distinct syllables, rather like the way I had been syllabificating “Rooo-beee!” 1974, Joan McIntyre, Mind in the Waters: A Book to Celebrate the Consciousness of Whales and Dolphins, Scribner, page 188:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
syllabificating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
syllabificates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
syllabificated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
syllabificated Tense=Past lexicographic