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Verb: syllabise  'si-lu,bIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: syllabize)
  1. Divide into syllables
    "syllabise the words";
    - syllabify, syllabicate, syllabize
     
  2. Utter with distinct articulation of each syllable
    "The poet syllabised the verses he read";
    - syllabize

Derived forms: syllabised, syllabising, syllabises

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