Pronunciation: ' h ī -f ə - ˌ n ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Date: circa 1889
: to connect (as two words) or divide (as a word at the end of a line of print) with a hyphen
– hy · phen · ation \ ˌ h ī -f ə - ' n ā -sh ə n \ noun