Hyphenation of contrive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contrive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of contrive:

1.	Make or work out a plan for Devise They contrived to murder their boss Design a new sales strategy Plan an attack
2.	Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort Excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
3.	Put or send forth She threw the flashlight beam into the corner The setting sun threw long shadows Cast a spell Cast a warm light

Synonyms of contrive:

verb	plan, project, design, create by mental act, create mentally
verb	invent, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge, create by mental act, create mentally
verb	project, cast, throw, send, direct

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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.