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Punctuate

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intransitive verb. To provide (a text) with punctuation marks.

intransitive verb. To occur or interrupt periodically.

intransitive verb. To stress or emphasize.

intransitive verb. To use punctuation.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In entomology, same as punctured.

In writing and printing, to mark with points in some significant manner; specifically, to divide into sentences and parts of sentences by the conventional signs called points or marks of punctuation: as, to punctuate one's letters carefully. See punctuation.

Figuratively, to emphasize by some significant or forcible action; enforce the important parts or points of in some special manner: as, to punctuate one's remarks by gestures.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

transitive verb. To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

verb. to add punctuation to

verb. to add or to interrupt at regular intervals

verb. to emphasize, to stress

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

verb. interrupt periodically

verb. insert punctuation marks into

verb. to stress, single out as important

Word Usage

"Arguing about how to best punctuate is often like trying to convince someone that liking chocolate milkshakes is bad because strawberry milkshakes are good."

cross-reference

dot emphasize

Form

punctuated punctuating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

breakup cut-off disrupt interrupt

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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Synonym

Words with the same meaning

accent accentuate analyze belabor blaze

verb-form

punctuated punctuates punctuating