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resyllabify

resyllabify verb: to divide into syllables in a new, different way.

Verb

resyllabify (third-person singular simple present resyllabifies, present participle resyllabifying, simple past and past participle resyllabified)

  1. (transitive) To divide into syllables in a new, different way.

Forms of resyllabify

third-person singular presentresyllabifies
present participleresyllabifying
past participleresyllabified
pastresyllabified

Origin of resyllabify

From re- + syllabify.

Questions about resyllabify

What does resyllabify mean?
Resyllabify means to divide into syllables in a new, different way.
What part of speech is resyllabify?
Resyllabify is a verb.
What is the past tense of resyllabify?
The past tense of resyllabify is resyllabified.

Words near resyllabify in the dictionary

  1. reswum
  2. resyllabification
  3. resyllabifications
  4. resyllabified
  5. resyllabifies
  6. resyllabify
  7. resyllabifying
  8. resymbolization
  9. resymbolizations
  10. resymbolize
  11. resymbolized

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