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hyphenate — [hī′fə nāt΄; ] for adj. [, hī′fənit, hī′fənāt΄] vt. hyphenated, hyphenating 1. to connect or separate by a hyphen 2. to write or print with a hyphen adj. hyphenated n. [< the use of hyphens to separate job titles] a person who has more than… … English World dictionary
hyphenate — (v.) 1881, from HYPHEN (Cf. hyphen) + ATE (Cf. ate) (2). The earlier verb was simply hyphen (1814). Related: Hyphenated; hyphenating. Hyphenated American is attested from 1889 … Etymology dictionary
hyphenate — ► VERB ▪ write or separate with a hyphen. DERIVATIVES hyphenation noun … English terms dictionary
hyphenate — UK [ˈhaɪfəneɪt] / US [ˈhaɪfəˌneɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms hyphenate : present tense I/you/we/they hyphenate he/she/it hyphenates present participle hyphenating past tense hyphenated past participle hyphenated to join words or… … English dictionary
hyphenate — hyphen, hyphenate, verbs. Both words mean ‘to spell (a word or phrase) with a hyphen’. This book uses hyphen, following the practice of the successive OED editors C. T. Onions and R. W. Burchfield, although hyphenate is more common in general… … Modern English usage
hyphenate — hyphenation, n. v. /huy feuh nayt /; adj., n. /huy feuh nit, nayt /, v., hyphenated, hyphenating, adj., n. v.t. 1. to join by a hyphen. 2. to write or divide with a hyphen. adj. 3. of or pertaining to something of distinct form or origin that has … Universalium
hyphenate — hy•phen•ate v. [[t]ˈhaɪ fəˌneɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] nɪt, ˌneɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. n. 1) to join by a hyphen 2) to write or divide with a hyphen 3) hyphenated 4) cvb a person working in more than one craft or occupation: a hyphenate in the … From formal English to slang
hyphenate — I. transitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: circa 1889 to connect (as two words) or divide (as a word at the end of a line of print) with a hyphen • hyphenation noun II. noun Etymology: from the hyphens in the titles of such people, as producer… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hyphenate — 1. verb a) To break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line. b) To join words or syllables with a hyphen. 2. noun A person with multiple duties or abilities, such as writer director … Wiktionary
Hyphenate — Писать через дефис; Делать перенос … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
