Hyphenation of degrade

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

de-grade

Definitions of degrade:

1.	Reduce the level of land, as by erosion
2.	Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally She tends to put down younger women colleagues His critics took him down after the lecture
3.	Lower the grade of something Reduce its worth

Synonyms of degrade:

verb	take down, disgrace, demean, put down, humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
verb	cheapen, worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

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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.