| Verb | 1.syllabise - divide into syllables; "syllabify the words"syllabicate, syllabify, syllabizesection, segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" | | 2.syllabise - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read"syllabizeenounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |