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hyphenize

hyphenize verb: synonym of hyphenate.

Verb

hyphenize (third-person singular simple present hyphenizes, present participle hyphenizing, simple past and past participle hyphenized)

  1. (rare) Synonym of hyphenate.
    Synonyms:
    hyphenate

Synonyms of hyphenize

Forms of hyphenize

third-person singular presenthyphenizes
present participlehyphenizing
past participlehyphenized
pasthyphenized

Origin of hyphenize

From hyphen + -ize.

Questions about hyphenize

What does hyphenize mean?
Hyphenize means synonym of hyphenate.
What part of speech is hyphenize?
Hyphenize is a verb.
What is the past tense of hyphenize?
The past tense of hyphenize is hyphenized.

Words near hyphenize in the dictionary

  1. hyphenism
  2. hyphenisms
  3. hyphenitis
  4. hyphenization
  5. hyphenizations
  6. hyphenize
  7. hyphenized
  8. hyphenizes
  9. hyphenizing
  10. hyphenless
  11. hyphens

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