Hyphenation of dispense

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

dis-pense

Definitions of dispense:

1.	Administer or bestow, as in small portions Administer critical remarks to everyone present Dole out some money Shell out pocket money for the children Deal a blow to someone The machine dispenses soft drinks
2.	Grant a dispensation Grant an exemption I was dispensed from this terrible task
3.	Give or apply (medications)

Synonyms of dispense:

verb	distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out, give
verb	exempt, relieve, free, dispense with
verb	administer, treat, care for

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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.