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    SYLLABISE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Utter with distinct articulation of each syllableplay

    Example:

    The poet syllabized the verses he read

    Synonyms:

    syllabise; syllabize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "syllabise" is one way to...):

    articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Divide into syllablesplay

    Example:

    syllabify the words

    Synonyms:

    syllabicate; syllabify; syllabise; syllabize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "syllabise" is one way to...):

    section; segment (divide into segments)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

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