Hyphenation of activate

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

ac-ti-vate

Definitions of activate:

1.	Put in motion or move to act Trigger a reaction Actuate the circuits
2.	Make active or more active Activate an old file
3.	Make more adsorptive Activate a metal
4.	Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
5.	Make (substances) radioactive

Synonyms of activate:

verb	trip, actuate, trigger, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off, initiate, pioneer
verb	change, alter, modify
verb	change, alter, modify
verb	aerate, change, alter, modify
verb	change, alter, modify

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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.