Hyphenation of perforates

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

per-fo-rates

Definitions of perforates:

1.	Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation Perforate the sheets of paper
2.	Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance The bullet penetrated her chest
3.	Having a hole cut through Pierced ears A perforated eardrum A punctured balloon

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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.