Hyphenation of maculate

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

mac-u-late

Definitions of maculate:

1.	Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air Also used metaphorically The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
2.	Spot, stain, or pollute The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
3.	Morally blemished Stained or impure
4.	Spotted or blotched

Synonyms of maculate:

adj	defiled, impure
adj	dirty, soiled, unclean
verb	tarnish, stain, sully, defile, spot, fleck, blob, blot
verb	foul, befoul, defile, dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame

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Hyphenator

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.