British spelling: to divide or arrange into two syllables.
From dissyllabic + -ise (British English suffix equivalent to American -ize, from Greek -izein). This is the British variant of the same technical term.
The -ise/-ize suffix difference between British and American English comes from Greek, but both versions entered English relatively recently through technical and scientific terminology, showing how language adapts to new scholarly needs.
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