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hyphenate
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hy·phen·ate  (hf-nt)
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 (-nt, -nt)
One who performs more than one job or function: auditioned singer-dancers, actor-models, and other hyphenates.
hyphen·ation n.
hyphenate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] to separate (words) with a hyphen
hyphenation n
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Verb1.hyphenate - divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"
hyphen
spell, 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"


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Some schools are signing agreements with corporations and then hyphenating the corporate name with an existing traditional name (Hardware Store-Coaching Legend Field).
Naming rights for high school athletic facilities by Overton, Reginald F. / Coach and Athletic Director
Also included are such anomalous ideas as substituting longer, more complex words with a single meaning for simpler words with many meanings, and hyphenating normally unhyphenated words to improve comprehension.
Lessons on cross-cultural communication by Leaper, Norm / Communication World
The idea behind hyphenating a phrase in front of a noun is to let readers see it as a single thought, not as separate words.
Watch out for those pesky hyphens. (Editing) by Swift, Paul / The Newsletter on Newsletters
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