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syllabize en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

(transitive) 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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
syllabized	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
syllabized	Tense=Past		lexicographic
syllabizes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
syllabizing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Deriveds

dissyllabize · syllabization

Synonyms

syllabicate · syllabify

Translations (1)

es silabizar (syllabify)