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syllabicate

[ si-lab-i-keyt ]
/ sɪˈlæb ɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), syl·lab·i·cat·ed, syl·lab·i·cat·ing.

to syllabify.

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Nearby words

  1. syll.,
  2. syllabarium,
  3. syllabary,
  4. syllabi,
  5. syllabic,
  6. syllabicity,
  7. syllabify,
  8. syllabism,
  9. syllabize,
  10. syllable

Origin of syllabicate

1765–75; back formation from syllabication < Medieval Latin syllabicātiōn- (stem of syllabicātiō). See syllabic, -ation
Related formssyl·lab·i·ca·tion, nounun·syl·lab·i·cat·ed, adjective
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