Hyphenation of checkmate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word checkmate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

check-mate

Definitions of checkmate:

1.
Complete victory
2.
A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
3.
Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves

Synonyms of checkmate:

noun victory, triumph
noun mate, chess move
verb mate, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

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