Synonyms for hyphenate
Definitions
- v. 1
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.
Related words
- Word family
- hyphenated
Forms
- Past participle
- hyphenated
e.g. hyphenated → hyphened, hyphenized…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hyphenate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- hyphen2
- 9 letters
- hyphenize, hyphenise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hyphen2 = 2 syllables).