Syllabicate (Verb)
Meaning
Divide into syllables; "syllabify the words".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The teacher helped the young student to syllabicate the unfamiliar vocabulary words before reading the exam passage.
- To make sure his verse rhymed, the poet took care to syllabicate each line with precision.
- In phonics class the instructor taught the children how to syllabicate words and blend sounds into complete words.
- Learning phonetic rules would help her syllabicate complex English words into their components.
- When reading aloud, she had trouble syllabicating the big words on her flashcards.