Hyphenation of suffocate

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

suf-fo-cate

Definitions of suffocate:

1.	Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
2.	Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
3.	Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
4.	Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of His job suffocated him
5.	Be asphyxiated Die from lack of oxygen The child suffocated under the pillow
6.	Feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating
7.	Struggle for breath Have insufficient oxygen intake He swallowed a fishbone and gagged

Synonyms of suffocate:

verb	smother, asphyxiate, kill
verb	stifle, asphyxiate, choke, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
verb	choke, become, turn
verb	choke, stifle, dampen
verb	stifle, asphyxiate, die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
verb	feel
verb	gag, choke, strangle, suffer, hurt

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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.