syllabify

[ si-lab-uh-fahy ]
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verb (used with object),syl·lab·i·fied, syl·lab·i·fy·ing.
  1. to form or divide into syllables.

Origin of syllabify

1
From the New Latin word syllabificāre, dating back to 1860–65. See syllable, -ify

Other words from syllabify

  • syl·lab·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
  • mis·syl·lab·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
  • mis·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

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British Dictionary definitions for syllabify

syllabify

syllabicate

/ (sɪˈlæbɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying, -fied, -cates, -cating or -cated
  1. (tr) to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables

Derived forms of syllabify

  • syllabification or syllabication, noun

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