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SYLLABIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter with distinct articulation of each syllable

Example:

The poet syllabized the verses he read

Synonyms:

syllabise; syllabize

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

syllable (a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Divide into syllables

Example:

syllabify the words

Synonyms:

syllabicate; syllabify; syllabise; syllabize

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

section; segment (divide into segments)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

syllable (a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme)

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