Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb syllabise

2 senses of syllabise

Sense 1
syllabify, syllabicate, syllabize, syllabise -- (divide into syllables; "syllabify the words")
       => segment, section -- (divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word")

Sense 2
syllabize, syllabise -- (utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read")
       => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, 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?")