Hyphenation of engage

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

en-gage

Definitions of engage:

1.	Carry out or participate in an activity Be involved in She pursued many activities They engaged in a discussion
2.	Consume all of one's attention or time Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
3.	Engage or hire for work They hired two new secretaries in the department How many people has she employed?
4.	Ask to represent Of legal counsel I'm retaining a lawyer
5.	Give to in marriage
6.	Get caught Make sure the gear is engaged
7.	Carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe
8.	Hire for work or assistance Engage aid
9.	Help
10.	Services
11.	Or support
12.	Engage for service under a term of contract We took an apartment on a quiet street Let's rent a car Shall we take a guide in Rome?
13.	Keep engaged Engaged the gears

Synonyms of engage:

verb	prosecute, pursue, act, move
verb	absorb, engross, occupy, interest
verb	hire, employ
verb	hire, employ
verb	betroth, affiance, plight, vow
verb	touch
verb	wage, fight, struggle
verb	enlist, procure, secure
verb	lease, rent, hire, charter, take, get, acquire
verb	mesh, lock, operate, move, displace

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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.