desyllabify

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verb

To make (a sound) not syllabic.

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Meanings

verbdesyllabify (third-person singular simple present desyllabifies, present participle desyllabifying, simple past and past participle desyllabified)

present singular third person desyllabifies · participle present desyllabifying · participle past desyllabified · past desyllabified

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo make (a sound) not syllabic.

Origin

de- + syllabify

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Cite this entry
APA

desyllabify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desyllabify

MLA

“desyllabify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desyllabify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desyllabify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desyllabify.

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