Hyphenation of obviate

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

ob-vi-ate

Definitions of obviate:

1.	Do away with
2.	Prevent the occurrence of Prevent from happening Let's avoid a confrontation Head off a confrontation Avert a strike

Synonyms of obviate:

verb	rid of, eliminate
verb	debar, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off, prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

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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.