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disyllabify

disyllabify verb: to split or convert (a monosyllable) into two syllables.

Verb

disyllabify (third-person singular simple present disyllabifies, present participle disyllabifying, simple past and past participle disyllabified)

  1. (transitive) To split or convert (a monosyllable) into two syllables.

Forms of disyllabify

third-person singular presentdisyllabifies
present participledisyllabifying
past participledisyllabified
pastdisyllabified

Origin of disyllabify

From di- + syllabify.

Questions about disyllabify

What does disyllabify mean?
Disyllabify means to split or convert (a monosyllable) into two syllables.
What part of speech is disyllabify?
Disyllabify is a verb.
What is the past tense of disyllabify?
The past tense of disyllabify is disyllabified.

Words near disyllabify in the dictionary

  1. disyllabicity
  2. disyllabics
  3. disyllabification
  4. disyllabified
  5. disyllabifies
  6. disyllabify
  7. disyllabifying
  8. disyllabism
  9. disyllabize
  10. disyllabized
  11. disyllabizes

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