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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syllabize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
syl-labize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To syllabify.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Medieval Latin syllabizō, from Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω (sŭllăbĭ́zō), from σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ, “syllable”) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, “-ize”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: syllabizō, σῠλλᾰβῐ́ζω

Usage

Inflected Forms

syllabizes (present, singular) syllabizing (participle, present) syllabized (participle, past) syllabized (past)

Derived Forms

dissyllabize syllabization

Synonyms

syllabify syllabicate syllabise

Questions

What does syllabize mean?
To syllabify.
Where does syllabize come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce syllabize

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