Hyphenation of irrigate

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

ir-ri-gate

Definitions of irrigate:

1.	Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams Water the fields
2.	Supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting Irrigate the wound

Synonyms of irrigate:

verb	water, wet
verb	treat, care for

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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.