Main Entry: ¹hy·phen·ate

Pronunciation: \ˈhī-fə-ˌnāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): hy·phen·at·ed; hy·phen·at·ing

Date: circa 1889

: to connect (as two words) or divide (as a word at the end of a line of print) with a hyphen

— hy·phen·ation \ˌhī-fə-ˈnā-shən\ noun