Hyphenation of instigate

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

in-sti-gate

Definitions of instigate:

1.	Provoke or stir up Incite a riot Set off great unrest among the people
2.	Serve as the inciting cause of She prompted me to call my relatives

Synonyms of instigate:

verb	incite, set off, stir up, provoke, stimulate
verb	prompt, inspire, induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make

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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.