Hyphenation of permeate

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

per-me-ate

Definitions of permeate:

1.	Spread or diffuse through An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration Music penetrated the entire building His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
2.	Pass through Water permeates sand easily
3.	Penetrate mutually or be interlocked The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot

Synonyms of permeate:

verb	pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, penetrate, perforate
verb	percolate, sink in, filter, penetrate, perforate
verb	interpenetrate, penetrate, perforate

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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.