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

Words nearby syllabify

syllabary, syllabi, syllabic, syllabicate, syllabicity, syllabify, syllabism, syllabize, syllable, syllable-timed, syllabogram

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How to use syllabify in a sentence

But when the woman comes again I shall try to syllabify the measure on paper.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland

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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