Hyphenation of genuflect

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

gen-u-flect

Definitions of genuflect:

1.	Bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
2.	Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

Synonyms of genuflect:

verb	bow
verb	scrape, kowtow, bow

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