syllabize
English
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sullabízō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ízō, “-ize”).
Verb
editsyllabize (third-person singular simple present syllabizes, present participle syllabizing, simple past and past participle syllabized)
- (transitive) To syllabify.
- 1920, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, The Classical Journal, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, page 361
- No pupil who will syllabize and pronounce carefully will misspell such words as "accommodate" and "professor."
- 1920, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, The Classical Journal, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, page 361
Synonyms
editTranslations
editsyllabify — see syllabify
References
edit- “syllabize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.