syllabify

syl·lab·i·fy

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

Origin:
1860–65; < Neo-Latin syllabificāre. See syllable, -ify

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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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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