Hyphenation of oppose

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

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Definitions of oppose:

1.	Be against Express opposition to We oppose the ban on abortion
2.	Fight against or resist strongly The senator said he would oppose the bill Don't fight it!
3.	Contrast with equal weight or force
4.	Set into opposition or rivalry Let them match their best athletes against ours Pit a chess player against the Russian champion He plays his two children off against each other
5.	Act against or in opposition to She reacts negatively to everything I say
6.	Be resistant to The board opposed his motion

Synonyms of oppose:

verb	argue, contend, debate, fence
verb	fight, fight back, fight down, defend, fight, struggle
verb	counterbalance, contrast, counterpoint
verb	pit, match, play off, confront, face
verb	react, act, move
verb	controvert, contradict, refute, rebut

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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.