syllabify

[ si-lab-uh-fahy ]

/ sɪˈlæb əˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with object), syl·lab·i·fied, syl·lab·i·fy·ing.

to form or divide into syllables.

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Origin of syllabify

From the New Latin word syllabificāre, dating back to 1860–65. See syllable, -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM syllabify

syl·lab·i·fi·ca·tion, nounmis·syl·lab·i·fi·ca·tion, nounmis·syl·lab·i·fy, verb (used with object), mis·syl·lab·i·fied, mis·syl·lab·i·fy·ing.un·syl·lab·i·fied, adjective

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How to use syllabify in a sentence

As such they are the carriers of practically all significant differences in stress, pitch, and syllabification.
Language|Edward Sapir
I mean to say that the sound was one of distinct—of even wonderfully, thrillingly distinct—syllabification.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
Madmen are of some nation, and their language, however incoherent in its words, has always the coherence of syllabification.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
His attention is called to syllabification as well as to diacritical marks.
How to Teach Phonics|Lida M. Williams

What he said was unintelligible, but words were uttered; the syllabification was distinct.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe

British Dictionary definitions for syllabify

syllabify

syllabicate

/ (sɪˈlæbɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying, -fied, -cates, -cating or -cated

(tr) to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables

Derived forms of syllabify

syllabification or syllabication, noun

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