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单词 monosyllabize
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monosyllabizev.

Brit. /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈsɪləbʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈsɪləˌbaɪz/
Forms: see mono- comb. form and syllabize v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monosyllabic adj., -ize suffix.
Etymology: < monosyllab- (in monosyllabic adj.) + -ize suffix, after syllabize v. Compare French monosyllabisé (of a laugh) expressed in a monosyllable (1831 in Balzac). Compare earlier monosyllabizing n., monosyllable v., disyllabize v.
rare.
transitive. To render monosyllabic.
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1872 S. S. Haldeman Pennsylvania Dutch 11 When monosyllabised it becomes ‘gee’.
1996 Re: Aktstat Report Week 960219 in alt.kids-talk (Usenet newsgroup) 14 Mar. No flame intended! To Matt or Kirst or Ash or anybody! And have you noticed how much I like to monosyllabize names?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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