hyphenate vs write

hyphenate and write both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hyphenate	No	No	Yes	No
write	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, write is a hypernym of hyphenate; that is, write is a word with a broader meaning than hyphenate:

hyphenate: divide or connect with a hyphen
write: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)

Other hypernyms of hyphenate include spell.

hyphenate (verb)	write (verb)
divide or connect with a hyphen	communicate or express by writing
	record data on a computer
	contact in writing
	produce a literary work
	mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
	write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
	write music
	create code, write a computer program