syllabify

[ si-lab-uh-fahy ]
/ sɪˈlæb əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), syl·lab·i·fied, syl·lab·i·fy·ing.

to form or divide into syllables.

Origin of syllabify

From the New Latin word syllabificāre, dating back to 1860–65. See syllable, -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM syllabify

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

Words nearby syllabify

syllabary, syllabi, syllabic, syllabicate, syllabicity, syllabify, syllabism, syllabize, syllable, syllable-timed, syllabogram

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British Dictionary definitions for syllabify

syllabify

syllabicate

/ (sɪˈlæbɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying, -fied, -cates, -cating or -cated

(tr) to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables

Derived forms of syllabify

syllabification or syllabication, noun