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lavishes

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "lavishes" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
3syllables

lavishes

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

lavishes is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, lavishes is hyphenated as:

Definitions oflavishes

1verb
  • To give out extremely generously; to squander.

    Example: "They lavished money on the dinner."

  • To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.

    Example: "They lavished him with praise."

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