syllabicate

[ si-lab-i-keyt ]

verb (used with object),syl·lab·i·cat·ed, syl·lab·i·cat·ing.

Origin of syllabicate

1
1765–75; back formation from syllabication<Medieval Latin syllabicātiōn- (stem of syllabicātiō). See syllabic, -ation

Other words from syllabicate

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

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