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Hyphenation for “exhaust”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “exhaust”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "exhaust" 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 “exhaust” 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: „exhaust“ ⟶ „ex-haust“.

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 "exhaust"

exhaust >> ɪɡˈzɔːst

Definition: [verb] make (someone) feel very tired.
Example: her day out had exhausted her

Synonyms of "exhaust"

tire out | wear out | overtire | overtax | fatigue | weary | tire | drain | run someone into the ground | run someone ragged | enervate | sap | debilitate | prostrate | enfeeble | wear oneself to a shadow | do in | take it out of one | wipe out | fag out | knock out | shatter | wear oneself to a frazzle | frazzle | nearly kill | knacker | poop | tucker out | root | tiring | wearying | taxing | fatiguing | wearing | enervating | draining | sapping | debilitating | arduous | strenuous | uphill | onerous | punishing | demanding | exacting | burdensome | gruelling | back-breaking | crushing | crippling | killing | murderous | hellish | knackering | exigent |

Definition: [verb] use up (resources or reserves) completely.
Example: the country has exhausted its treasury reserves

Synonyms of "exhaust"

use up | run through | go through | consume | finish | deplete | expend | spend | dissipate | waste | squander | fritter away | empty | milk | drain | suck dry | impoverish | blow | bleed |

Definition: [verb] expel (gas or steam) from or into a particular place.
Example: you should never exhaust bathroom air into your attic

Synonyms of "exhaust"

Definition: [noun] waste gases or air expelled from an engine, turbine, or other machine in the course of its operation.
Example: buses spewing out black clouds of exhaust

Synonyms of "exhaust"