Hyphenation of detonate

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

det-o-nate

Definitions of detonate:

1.	Cause to burst with a violent release of energy We exploded the nuclear bomb
2.	Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction The bomb detonated at noon The Molotov cocktail exploded

Synonyms of detonate:

verb	explode, blow up, set off, change integrity
verb	explode, burst

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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.