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syllabize

verb

Latin root: syllabizō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about syllabize at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Divide into syllables.
    syllabify the words
  2. Utter with distinct articulation of each syllable.
    The poet syllabized the verses he read

Origin

From Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sŭllăbĭ́zō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ, “syllable”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, “-ize”).

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