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syl⋅lab⋅i⋅cate

  [si-lab-i-keyt]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
to syllabify.
Origin:
1765–75; back formation from syllabication < ML syllabicātiōn- (s. of syllabicātiō). See syllabic, -ation

Related forms:
syl⋅lab⋅i⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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syl·lab·i·fy   (sĭ-lāb'ĭ-fī')   
tr.v.   syl·lab·i·fied or syl·lab·i·cat·ed, syl·lab·i·fy·ing or syl·lab·i·cat·ing, syl·lab·i·fies or syl·lab·i·cates
To form or divide into syllables.
syl·lab'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən), syl·lab'i·ca'tion (-kā'shən) n.
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