Hyphenation of precede

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

pre-cede

Definitions of precede:

1.	Be earlier in time Go back further Stone tools precede bronze tools
2.	Come before Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
3.	Be the predecessor of Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands
4.	Move ahead (of others) in time or space
5.	Furnish with a preface or introduction She always precedes her lectures with a joke He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution

Synonyms of precede:

verb	predate, forego, antecede, antedate
verb	predate, lie
verb	come before
verb	lead, travel, go, move, locomote
verb	preface, premise, introduce, state, say, tell

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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.