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Syllabise (Verb)

Divide into syllables; "syllabify the words".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

To help foreigners learn the correct pronunciation, teachers will syllabise words in their language classes.
Pupils were asked to syllabise their names for the local news broadcast.
Breaking down each word into its correct syllables will help improve reading skills, so let's syllabise each sentence.
The language instructor slowly began to syllabise each word on the vocabulary list.
It is easier to teach non-native speakers correct pronunciation by having them syllabise each word.

Utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She slowly began to syllabise the foreign words in her phrases.
In the classroom, the teacher carefully had the students syllabise the compound words.
The elocution instructor asked the young orators to clearly syllabise the words during their performance.
Singers were advised to syllabise each lyric distinctly for better clarity.
As she struggled to announce the tongue-twister, she began to syllabise every single word in the phrase.