Definition of hyphenate Hyphenate

/hajˈfʌnejˌt/ - [hayfuneyt] - hy•phen•ate

We found 5 definitions of hyphenate from 3 different sources.

What does hyphenate mean?

Verb hyphenates, hyphenating, hyphenated
hyphenate - divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"
		hyphen
		spell, write take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"

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hyphenate (Noun)
A person with multiple duties or abilities, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".
hyphenate (Verb)
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.
hyphenate (Verb)
To join words or syllables with a hyphen.