Hyphenation of dedicate

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

ded-i-cate

Definitions of dedicate:

1.	Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause She committed herself to the work of God Give one's talents to a good cause Consecrate your life to the church
2.	Open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
3.	Inscribe or address by way of compliment She dedicated her book to her parents
4.	Set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

Synonyms of dedicate:

verb	give, consecrate, commit, devote, use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
verb	inaugurate, kick off
verb	give, render
verb	assign, specify, set apart

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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.