hyphenate

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhʌɪf(ə)neɪt/

Verb

hyphenate (third-person singular simple present hyphenates, present participle hyphenating, simple past and past participle hyphenated)

(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.
(transitive) to join words or syllables with a hyphen.

Derived terms

Terms derived from hyphenate

unhyphenate

unhyphenated

Translations

to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules

Bulgarian: пренасям дума (prenasjam duma)
Finnish: tavuttaa (fi)
French: mettre la césure
German: abteilen (de)

Greek: ενωτικεύω (el) (enotikévo)
Hungarian: elválaszt (hu)
Swedish: avstava (sv)

Noun

hyphenate (plural hyphenates)

A person with multiple duties or abilities, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".

Synonyms

person

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