"syllabize" meaning in English

See syllabize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: syllabizes [present, singular, third-person], syllabizing [participle, present], syllabized [participle, past], syllabized [past]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sullabízō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ízō, “-ize”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|syllabizō}} Medieval Latin syllabizō, {{der|en|grc|σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω}} Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sullabízō) Head templates: {{en-verb}} syllabize (third-person singular simple present syllabizes, present participle syllabizing, simple past and past participle syllabized)
  1. (transitive) To syllabify. Tags: transitive Synonyms: syllabify, syllabicate
    Sense id: en-syllabize-en-verb-KE3J8~9h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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