Hyphenation of perceive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word perceive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

per-ceive

Definitions of perceive:

1.	To become aware of through the senses I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
2.	Become conscious of She finally perceived the futility of her protest

Synonyms of perceive:

verb	comprehend
verb	understand, realize, realise, see

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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