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SYLLABISE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Utter with distinct articulation of each syllable
Example:
The poet syllabized the verses he read
Synonyms:
syllabise; syllabize
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "syllabise" is one way to...):
articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Divide into syllables
Example:
syllabify the words
Synonyms:
syllabicate; syllabify; syllabise; syllabize
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "syllabise" is one way to...):
section; segment (divide into segments)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
