verb
Meaning 1
To syllabify.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
syllabize
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Sound
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verb
Meaning 2
utter with distinct articulation of each syllable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The poet syllabized the verses he read
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: syllabise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
verb
Meaning 3
divide into syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- syllabify the words
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: syllabify, syllabicate, syllabise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: segment, section
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sŭllăbĭ́zō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ, “syllable”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, “-ize”).