syllabicate

An obsolete verb meaning to divide words into syllables.

• 🇩🇪Veralteter oder selten gebrauchter Fachbegriff: ein Wort in Silben zerlegen bzw. in Silben gliedern.

1. Divide into syllables C1 formal

   To separate a word into its constituent syllables, typically for pronunciation or writing purposes.

   • The teacher asked the students to syllabicate the word 'elephant'.
   • Linguists often syllabicate words to study their phonetic structure.
   • You can syllabicate 'computer' as com-pu-ter.

   🇩🇪In Silben trennen

   Synonyme: syllabifysyllabize

• syllabicated past participle
• syllabicated past simple
• syllabicating present participle
• syllabicates third person singular