Hyphenation of defends

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

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Definitions of defends:

1.	Argue or speak in defense of She supported the motion to strike
2.	Be on the defensive Act against an attack
3.	Protect against a challenge or attack Hold that position behind the trees! Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks
4.	Fight against or resist strongly The senator said he would oppose the bill Don't fight it!
5.	Protect or fight for as a champion
6.	Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial Ms. Smith will represent the defendant
7.	State or assert He maintained his innocence

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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.