hyphenated; hyphenating
Definition of hyphenate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to connect (words) or divide (a word, such as a word at the end of a line of print) with a hyphen
hyphenate
nounDefinition of hyphenate (Entry 2 of 2)
: a person who performs more than one function (such as a producer-director in filmmaking)
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The first known use of hyphenate was circa 1889
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