hyphenize

[ hahy-fuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),hy·phen·ized, hy·phen·iz·ing.

hyphenate.

Origin of hyphenize

¹

First recorded in 1850–55; hyphen + -ize

Also especially British, hy·phen·ise .

Other words from hyphenize

hy·phen·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby hyphenize

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