Hyphenation of illuminate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word illuminate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

il-lu-mi-nate

Definitions of illuminate:

1.	Make lighter or brighter This lamp lightens the room a bit
2.	Make free from confusion or ambiguity Make clear Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault
3.	Add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

Synonyms of illuminate:

verb	light, illume, illumine, light up, lighten, lighten up
verb	clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, elucidate, clarify, clear up, elucidate
verb	decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

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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.