hyphenate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From hyphen +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪf(ə)ˌneɪt/ ==== 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 ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From hyphen +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪfənət/ ==== Noun ==== hyphenate (plural hyphenates) A person or object with multiple duties, abilities or characteristics, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter". A person whose ethnicity is a multi-word hyphenated term, such as "African-American".