Hyphenation of abate

Are you trying to hyphenate abate? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

abate

Definitions of abate:

1.	Make less active or intense
2.	Become less in amount or intensity The storm abated The rain let up after a few hours

Synonyms of abate:

verb	slake, slack, decrease, lessen, minify
verb	let up, slack off, slack, die away, decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.