Definitions

1. verb

to divide or break down into syllables

“The teacher asked the students to syllabify the poem before performing it.”

2. verb (transitive)

to cause to be divided or broken down into syllables

“The language teacher helped the child to syllabify the difficult words.”

3. verb (intransitive)

to be divided or broken down into syllables

“The words in the dictionary can be syllabified automatically.”