hyphenate

[ verb hahy-fuh-neyt; adjective noun hahy-fuh-nit, -neyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, hy·phen·at·ed, hy·phen·at·ing.

of or relating to something of distinct form or origin that has been joined; connected by a hyphen.

Informal. a person working or excelling in more than one craft or occupation:
He's a film-industry hyphenate, usually listed as a writer-director-producer.

hyphenate

/ ˈhaɪfəˌneɪt /

First recorded in 1850–55; hyphen + -ate ¹

Unlike Gibson, Tom Cruise is not a multi-hyphenate who can retreat behind the camera.

Index entries tend to not hyphenate words that are unhyphenated in the text.

Frequently the printer made an mistake and forgot to hyphenate all or part of a word.

Hyphenate compounds of great in phrases indicating degrees of descent; great-grandmother, great-great-grandfather.

Hyphenate compounds of life and world; life-history, world-influence, but (by exception) lifetime.

Hyphenate compounds of master; master-builder, master-stroke, but (by exception) masterpiece.

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