Hyphenate
Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪfəˌneɪt/
Hyphenate (verb)
- To connect two words or parts of a word with a hyphen.
- To write a word with a hyphen to show it is a combination of two parts.
Examples
- You can hyphenate words to create compound terms.
- Writers should hyphenate phrases for clarity.
Common collocations: hyphenate words, correctly hyphenate, properly hyphenate, hyphenate correctly