Hyphenation of enlighten

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

en-light-en

Definitions of enlighten:

1.	Make understand Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
2.	Give spiritual insight to In religion
3.	Make free from confusion or ambiguity Make clear Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault

Synonyms of enlighten:

verb	edify, teach, learn, instruct
verb	irradiate, prophesy, vaticinate
verb	clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, illuminate, elucidate, clarify, clear up, elucidate

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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.