syllabicate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

syllabicate
    v 1: divide into syllables; "syllabify the words" [syn:
         {syllabify}, {syllabicate}, {syllabize}, {syllabise}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Syllabicate \Syl*lab"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Syllabicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Syllabicating}.]
   To form or divide into syllables; to syllabify.
   [1913 Webster]