Hyphenation of speculate

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

spec-u-late

Definitions of speculate:

1.	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
2.	Talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal
3.	Reflect deeply on a subject I mulled over the events of the afternoon Philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
4.	Invest at a risk I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price
5.	So I am speculating

Synonyms of speculate:

verb	theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose, expect, anticipate
verb	reason
verb	chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, think, cogitate, cerebrate
verb	job, invest, put, commit, place

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