Hyphenation of compensate

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

com-pen-sate

Definitions of compensate :

1.	Adjust for Engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
2.	Make amends for Pay compensation for One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident
3.	Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities He is compensating for being a bad father
4.	Make reparations or amends for Right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
5.	Do or give something to somebody in return Does she pay you for the work you are doing?
6.	Make payment to Compensate My efforts were not remunerated

Synonyms of compensate :

verb	counterbalance, correct, even out, even off, even up, balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
verb	recompense, repair, indemnify, pay
verb	cover, overcompensate, counterbalance, correct, even out, even off, even up
verb	right, redress, correct, change, alter, modify
verb	pay, pay off, make up, settle
verb	recompense, remunerate, pay

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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.