Hyphenation of surrender

How to hyphenate surrender

Because it is a word with a single syllable, surrender is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

surrender

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 9
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: surrender

Definitions of surrender

surrender is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
noun
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
noun
The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
verb
(by extension) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
verb
To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
Example: I surrender!
verb
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
Example: to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage
verb
To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
Example: to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep
verb
To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
verb
For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.