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syllabize

American  
[sil-uh-bahyz] / ˈsɪl əˌbaɪz /
especially British, syllabise

verb (used with object)

syllabized, syllabizing

  1. to syllabify.

Etymology

Origin of syllabize

1650–60; < Medieval Latin syllabizāre < Greek syllabízein. See syllable, -ize

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The clearly syllabized words fell upon delighted ears.

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