hyphenate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) 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. (transitive) 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".

Synonyms

hyphen

syllabicate

syllabify

syllabize

syllabise

Translations

unir con guión

ενωτικεύω

trennen

συλλαβίζω

χωρίζω με υφένα

trait d’union

mettre un trait d’union

mettre la césure

césurer

unire con un trattino

colocar hífen

وصّل

sözcük bölmek

abteilen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪf(ə)ˌneɪt/

Etymology

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