Hyphenation of germinate

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

ger-mi-nate

Definitions of germinate:

1.	Produce buds, branches, or germinate The potatoes sprouted
2.	Work out We have developed a new theory of evolution
3.	Cause to grow or sprout The plentiful rain germinated my plants

Synonyms of germinate:

verb	shoot, spud, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout, grow
verb	evolve, develop, create by mental act, create mentally
verb	grow

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.