Meanings
present singular third person syllabizes · participle present syllabizing · participle past syllabized · past syllabized
- transitiveTo syllabify.
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 361Synonyms: syllabify, syllabicate
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo syllabify.
More synonyms by meaning
verbutter with distinct articulation of each syllable
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω
- Medieval Latinsyllabizō
- Englishsyllabize
From Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sŭllăbĭ́zō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ, “syllable”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, “-ize”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish silabizar
- silabizarsyllabify
Cite this entry
syllabize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syllabize
“syllabize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syllabize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syllabize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syllabize.
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