Hyphenation of actuate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word actuate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ac-tu-ate

Definitions of actuate:

1.	Put in motion or move to act Trigger a reaction Actuate the circuits
2.	Give an incentive for action This moved me to sacrifice my career

Synonyms of actuate:

verb	trip, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off, initiate, pioneer
verb	motivate, propel, move, prompt, incite, cause, do, make

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.