unhyphenate

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ hyphenate (hyphen +‎ -ate).

Verb

unhyphenate (third-person singular simple present unhyphenates, present participle unhyphenating, simple past and past participle unhyphenated)

1. (transitive) To remove or displace a hyphen from.

   The dictionary chose to unhyphenate "cry-baby", and listed it as "crybaby".

Antonyms

• hyphenate