Hyphenation of desecrate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word desecrate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

des-e-crate

Definitions of desecrate:

1.	Violate the sacred character of a place or language Desecrate a cemetery Violate the sanctity of the church Profane the name of God
2.	Remove the consecration from a person or an object

Synonyms of desecrate:

verb	profane, outrage, violate, assail, assault, set on, attack
verb	deconsecrate, change by reversal, turn, reverse

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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.