Hyphenation of safeguard

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word safeguard? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

safe-guard

Definitions of safeguard:

1.	A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. He put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution An insurance policy is a good safeguard We let our guard down
2.	A document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
3.	Make safe
4.	Escort safely

Synonyms of safeguard:

noun	precaution, guard, measure, step
noun	safe-conduct, pass, passport
verb	protect
verb	escort

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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.