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Verb: syllabize  'si-lu,bIz
  1. Divide into syllables
    "syllabize the words";
    - syllabify, syllabicate, syllabise [Brit]
     
  2. Utter with distinct articulation of each syllable
    "The poet syllabized the verses he read";
    - syllabise [Brit]

Derived forms: syllabizes, syllabized, syllabizing

Type of: articulate, enounce [archaic], enunciate, pronounce, say, section, segment, sound out