Hyphenation of literate

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

lit-er-ate

Definitions of literate:

1.	A person who can read and write
2.	Able to read and write
3.	Versed in literature Dealing with literature
4.	Knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields Computer literate

Synonyms of literate:

adj	literate, belletristic, lettered, literary, well-written, educated, sophisticated
adj	educated
noun	literate person, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul

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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.