syl·lab·i·cate

[si-lab-i-keyt]
verb (used with object), syl·lab·i·cat·ed, syl·lab·i·cat·ing.

Origin:
1765–75; back formation from syllabication < Medieval Latin syllabicātiōn- (stem of syllabicātiō). See syllabic, -ation

syl·lab·i·ca·tion, noun
un·syl·lab·i·cat·ed, adjective
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syllabify or syllabicate (sɪˈlæbɪˌfaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied, -cates, -cating, -cated
(tr) to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables
 
syllabicate or syllabicate
 
vb
 
syllabifi'cation or syllabicate
 
n
 
syllabi'cation or syllabicate
 
n

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syllabify or syllabicate (sɪˈlæbɪˌfaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied, -cates, -cating, -cated
(tr) to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables
 
syllabicate or syllabicate
 
vb
 
syllabifi'cation or syllabicate
 
n
 
syllabi'cation or syllabicate
 
n

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