Hyphenation for “abdicating”
Showing how to split the syllables of “abdicating”.
What is the correct hyphenation for “abdicating”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "abdicating" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “abdicating” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech.
As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „abdicating“ ⟶
„ab-di-cat-ing“.
Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".
Definitions of "abdicating"
abdicating >> /ˈabdɪkeɪt/
Definition: [verb] (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.
Example: in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor
Synonyms of "abdicating"
resign
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retire
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quit
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stand down
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step down
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bow out
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renounce the throne
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Definition: [verb] Fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty)
Example: the government was accused of abdicating its responsibility
Synonyms of "abdicating"
disown
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turn down
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spurn
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reject
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renounce
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give up
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avoid
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refuse
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abnegate
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relinquish
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abjure
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repudiate
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waive
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yield
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forgo
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abandon
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surrender
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deliver up
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disgorge
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cast aside
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drop
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turn one's back on
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wash one's hands of
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