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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

Example Sentences

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The male called "Peter, Peter," or some syllabize it "Pretty Joey," and then broke into a trilling song that fully equalled any canary performance I have heard.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by Leach, John Albert

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