Hyphenation of violate

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

vi-o-late

Definitions of violate :

1.	Fail to agree with Be in violation of As of rules or patterns This sentence violates the rules of syntax
2.	Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises Offend all laws of humanity Violate the basic laws or human civilization Break a law Break a promise
3.	Destroy Don't violate my garden Violate my privacy
4.	Violate the sacred character of a place or language Desecrate a cemetery Violate the sanctity of the church Profane the name of God
5.	Force (someone) to have sex against their will The woman was raped on her way home at night
6.	Destroy and strip of its possession The soldiers raped the beautiful country

Synonyms of violate :

verb	go against, break
verb	transgress, offend, infract, go against, breach, break, disrespect
verb	touch, disturb
verb	desecrate, profane, outrage, assail, assault, set on, attack
verb	rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, assail, assault, set on, attack
verb	rape, spoil, despoil, plunder, destroy, ruin

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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.