syllabify Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb divide into syllables
    syllabize; syllabise; syllabicate.
    • syllabify the words

WordNet


Syl*lab"i*fy transitive verb
Etymology
L. syllaba syllable + -fy.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Syllabified ; present participle & verbal noun Syllabifying
Definitions
  1. To form or divide into syllables.

Webster 1913