syllabize

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syllabize

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

verb syllabizes · syllabizing · syllabized

transitive To syllabify. No pupil who will syllabize and pronounce carefully will misspell such words as "accommodate" and "professor."
Similar: syllabify, syllabicate

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verb syllabify

Español	silabizar

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@misc{syllabize_2026,
  title = {syllabize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/syllabize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}