Hyphenation of persecute

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

per-se-cute

Definitions of persecute:

1.
Cause to suffer
Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union

Synonyms of persecute:

verb oppress, torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

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