Meaning of PUNCTUATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'pungktyû`eyt
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- [v] insert punctuation marks into
- [v] interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"
- [v] to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet."
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| | Synonyms: | | accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, mark, stress |
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| | See Also: | | add, background, bear down, break up, bring out, cut off, disrupt, downplay, drive home, evince, express, interrupt, play down, point up, press home, quote, ram home, re-emphasise, re-emphasize, set off, show, underline, underscore | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Punc"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See
{Punctual}.]
To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses,
etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in
expressing the meaning.
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