Hyphenation of advocates

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

ad-vo-cates

Definitions of advocates:

1.
A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
2.
A lawyer who pleads cases in court
3.
Push for something
The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
4.
Speak, plead, or argue in favor of
The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house

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