Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SYLLABIZE
syllabize, syllabise
(verb) utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; “The poet syllabized the verses he read”
syllabify, syllabicate, syllabize, syllabise
(verb) divide into syllables; “syllabify the words”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
syllabize (third-person singular simple present syllabizes, present participle syllabizing, simple past and past participle syllabized)
(transitive) To syllabify.
Synonyms
• syllabify, syllabicate
Source: Wiktionary
Syl"la*bize, v. t.
Definition: To syllabify. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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