Hyphenate

Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪfəˌneɪt/

Hyphenate (verb)

  1. To connect two words or parts of a word with a hyphen.
  2. 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

Synonyms of Hyphenate

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Hyphenate

  • to divide or disconnect parts
  • to break the connection between elements