"disyllabify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: disyllabifies [present, singular, third-person], disyllabifying [participle, present], disyllabified [participle, past], disyllabified [past]
Etymology: From di- + syllabify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di|syllabify}} di- + syllabify Head templates: {{en-verb}} disyllabify (third-person singular simple present disyllabifies, present participle disyllabifying, simple past and past participle disyllabified)
  1. (linguistics, transitive) To split or convert (a monosyllable) into two syllables. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Linguistics

Inflected forms

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