Verb: syllabise 'si-lu,bIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: syllabize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: syllabize)
- Divide into syllables
"syllabise the words";
- syllabify, syllabicate, syllabize
- Utter with distinct articulation of each syllable
"The poet syllabised the verses he read";
- syllabize
Derived forms: syllabises, syllabising, syllabised
Type of: articulate, enounce [archaic], enunciate, pronounce, say, section, segment, sound out