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hy·phen·ate H0362100 (hī′fə-nāt′)tr.v. hy·phen·at·ed, hy·phen·at·ing, hy·phen·ates To divide or connect (syllables, word elements, or names) with a hyphen.n. hy·phen·ate (-nĭt′, -nāt′) One who performs more than one job or function: auditioned singer-dancers, actor-models, and other hyphenates. hy′phen·a′tion n.hyphenate (ˈhaɪfəˌneɪt) or hyphenvb (Linguistics) (tr) to separate (syllables, words, etc) with a hyphen ˌhyphenˈation nhy•phen•ate (v. ˈhaɪ fəˌneɪt; adj., n. -nɪt, -ˌneɪt) v. -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v.t. 1. to join by a hyphen. 2. to write or divide with a hyphen. adj. 3. hyphenated. n. 4. a person working in more than one craft or occupation: a hyphenate in the film industry who has gained fame as a writer-director-producer. 5. a person of mixed national origin or identity. [1850–55] hy`phen•a′tion, n. hyphenate Past participle: hyphenated Gerund: hyphenating
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hyphenate | hyphenate |
Present |
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I hyphenate | you hyphenate | he/she/it hyphenates | we hyphenate | you hyphenate | they hyphenate |
Preterite |
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I hyphenated | you hyphenated | he/she/it hyphenated | we hyphenated | you hyphenated | they hyphenated |
Present Continuous |
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I am hyphenating | you are hyphenating | he/she/it is hyphenating | we are hyphenating | you are hyphenating | they are hyphenating |
Present Perfect |
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I have hyphenated | you have hyphenated | he/she/it has hyphenated | we have hyphenated | you have hyphenated | they have hyphenated |
Past Continuous |
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I was hyphenating | you were hyphenating | he/she/it was hyphenating | we were hyphenating | you were hyphenating | they were hyphenating |
Past Perfect |
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I had hyphenated | you had hyphenated | he/she/it had hyphenated | we had hyphenated | you had hyphenated | they had hyphenated |
Future |
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I will hyphenate | you will hyphenate | he/she/it will hyphenate | we will hyphenate | you will hyphenate | they will hyphenate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have hyphenated | you will have hyphenated | he/she/it will have hyphenated | we will have hyphenated | you will have hyphenated | they will have hyphenated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be hyphenating | you will be hyphenating | he/she/it will be hyphenating | we will be hyphenating | you will be hyphenating | they will be hyphenating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been hyphenating | you have been hyphenating | he/she/it has been hyphenating | we have been hyphenating | you have been hyphenating | they have been hyphenating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been hyphenating | you will have been hyphenating | he/she/it will have been hyphenating | we will have been hyphenating | you will have been hyphenating | they will have been hyphenating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been hyphenating | you had been hyphenating | he/she/it had been hyphenating | we had been hyphenating | you had been hyphenating | they had been hyphenating |
Conditional |
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I would hyphenate | you would hyphenate | he/she/it would hyphenate | we would hyphenate | you would hyphenate | they would hyphenate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have hyphenated | you would have hyphenated | he/she/it would have hyphenated | we would have hyphenated | you would have hyphenated | they would have hyphenated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | hyphenate - divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"hyphenspell, write - write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeehyphenationhyphenateenUK
Synonyms for hyphenateverb divide or connect with a hyphenSynonymsRelated Words |