Hyphenation of contemplate

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

con-tem-plate

Definitions of contemplate:

1.	Look at thoughtfully Observe deep in thought Contemplate one's navel
2.	Consider as a possibility I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
3.	Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes He is meditating in his study
4.	Reflect deeply on a subject I mulled over the events of the afternoon Philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate

Synonyms of contemplate:

verb	view, consider, look at
verb	consider, take, deal, look at
verb	study, meditate, think, cogitate, cerebrate
verb	chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate, think, cogitate, cerebrate

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Hyphenator

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