Hyphenation of eliminate

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

elim-i-nate

Definitions of eliminate:

1.	Terminate, end, or take out Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics Socialism extinguished these archaic customs Eliminate my debts
2.	Do away with
3.	Kill in large numbers The plague wiped out an entire population
4.	Dismiss from consideration or a contest John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
5.	Eliminate from the body Pass a kidney stone
6.	Remove from a contest or race The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race
7.	Remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

Synonyms of eliminate:

verb	get rid of, do away with, destroy, destruct
verb	obviate, rid of
verb	annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off, kill
verb	rule out, reject
verb	excrete, egest, pass, discharge, expel, eject, release
verb	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
verb	remove, take, take away, withdraw

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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.