syllabicate

[ si-lab-i-keyt ]

/ sɪˈlæb ɪˌkeɪt /

to syllabify.

Origin of syllabicate

1765–75; back formation from syllabication < Medieval Latin syllabicātiōn- (stem of syllabicātiō). See syllabic, -ation

syl·lab·i·ca·tion, noun un·syl·lab·i·cat·ed, adjective

In the United States the prevailing purpose of syllabication is to indicate pronunciation.

Orthography |Elmer W. Cavins
Under this term are included Articulation, Syllabication, and Accent.

School Reading by Grades |James Baldwin
Rules for the division of words at the ends of lines, with remarks on spelling, syllabication and pronunciation.

The Uses of Italic |Frederick W. Hamilton
In the diacritical marking, as in accentuation and syllabication, Webster's International Dictionary has been taken as authority.

De La Salle Fifth Reader |Brothers of the Christian Schools

These rules for division are necessarily based on spelling and syllabication.

Division of Words |Frederick W. Hamilton