When someone syllabicates a word, they break the word into its syllables.
Syllabicates is a helpful thing to do when learning to read and write.
Examples:
She syllabicates the word 'banana' as ba-na-na.
Can you syllabicate the word 'elephant'?
When I learn to read, I syllabicate the long words.
He syllabicates the word 'hippopotamus' and it takes a long time!
Syllabicating is important for learning to read and write well.
She syllabicates the word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' and it has a lot of syllables!