syllabicate

[ si-lab-i-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, syl·lab·i·cat·ed, syl·lab·i·cat·ing.

1. to syllabify.

Other Words From

• syl·labi·cation noun
• unsyl·labi·cated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syllabicate¹

1765–75; back formation from syllabication < Medieval Latin syllabicātiōn- (stem of syllabicātiō ). See syllabic, -ation