English Explanatory Dictionary

hyphenate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.
  2. to join words or syllables with a hyphen.
noun
  1. A person or object with multiple duties, abilities or characteristics, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".
  2. A person whose ethnicity is a multi-word hyphenated term, such as "African-American".

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪf(ə)ˌneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hyphenate.wav /ˈhaɪfənət/

Word forms

hyphenate hyphenates hyphenating hyphenated

Etymology

From hyphen + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Derived words

hyphenated hyphenator mishyphenate multihyphenate multihyphenated rehyphenate unhyphenate unhyphenated
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