Hyphenation of segregate

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

seg-re-gate

Definitions of segregate:

1.	Someone who is or has been segregated
2.	Separate by race or religion Practice a policy of racial segregation This neighborhood is segregated We don't segregate in this county
3.	Divide from the main body or mass and collect Many towns segregated into new counties Experiments show clearly that genes segregate
4.	Separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others The sun segregates the carbon Large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims

Synonyms of segregate:

verb	discriminate, separate, single out
verb	separate, divide, part
verb	isolate, insulate

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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.