syllabize

• Verbe désuet signifiant diviser ou prononcer un mot en syllabes, ou articuler selon les syllabes.

An obsolete verb meaning to divide or articulate into syllables.

1. Divide into syllablesC1formal

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

   Diviser en syllabes

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

   Synonymessyllabicatesyllabifysyllable

2. Utter with distinct articulationC1formal

   To pronounce each syllable of a word clearly and separately.

   prononcer en détachant les syllabes

   • The actor syllabized his lines for dramatic effect.
   • She syllabized the unfamiliar term to ensure it was understood.
   • He syllabized the word slowly for the language learner.

   Synonymesarticulateenunciate

   Antonymesgabblemumbleslur