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punctuate
[ puhngk-choo-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- to interrupt at intervals:
Cheers punctuated the mayor's speech.
- to give emphasis or force to; emphasize; underline.
verb (used without object)
- to insert or use marks of punctuation.
punctuate
/ ˈʌŋʊˌɪ /
verb
- also intr to insert punctuation marks into (a written text)
- to interrupt or insert at frequent intervals
a meeting punctuated by heckling
- to give emphasis to
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԳٳˌٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲԳt·tǰ noun
- ԴDz·ܲԳt·iԲ adjective
- ·ܲԳt·ٱ verb (used with object) repunctuated repunctuating
- ܲ·ܲԳt·e adjective
- ܲ·ܲԳt·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of punctuate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of punctuate1
Example Sentences
As if to punctuate his asinine decision, Marin makes a braying donkey noise.
Once more, it was a realpolitik that punctuates the Portuguese's career - and would sit well with the realism of Hardy.
Despite striking out seven batters, he was knocked around for a five-spot in the third, punctuated by a hanging curveball Michael Toglia hit for a grand slam.
It's punctuated by stretches of companionable silence, where Young drums on his knees, or interacts with his son Ben, who was born with severe cerebral palsy.
Large murals celebrating the city's automotive history punctuate the scenery.
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