Hyphenation of sedate

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

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Definitions of sedate:

1.	Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to The patient must be sedated before the operation
2.	Characterized by dignity and propriety
3.	Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises A grave God-fearing man A quiet sedate nature As sober as a judge A solemn promise The judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence

Synonyms of sedate:

adj	staid, decorous
adj	grave, sober, solemn, serious
verb	calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, affect

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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.