syllabize
syllabize · syllabizes · syllabized · syllabizing
To syllabifyTo syllabify.
Meaning
1 sensesTo syllabify.
More definitions
- utter with distinct articulation of each syllable
- divide into syllables
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sŭllăbĭ́zō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sFrom Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sŭllăbĭ́zō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ, “syllable”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, “-ize”).
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Forms
syllabizes, syllabizing, syllabized, syllabized| Base form | syllabize · to syllabize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | syllabizes |
| Present participle | syllabizing |
| Past simple | syllabized |
| Past participle | syllabized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- utter with distinct articulation of each syllable:syllabise
- divide into syllables:syllabifysyllabicatesyllabise
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedsyllable
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle