US /ˈpʌŋktʃuˌeɪt/ UK /ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to insert punctuation marks, or to interrupt at intervals

    Loud cheers punctuated the speaker's every remark.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to insert punctuation... interruptinterspersebreakaccentuateemphasizepepper
Word family
Derived forms punctuatedpunctuationpunctuator

Etymology

From Medieval Latin punctuatus, past participle of punctuare ('to mark with points'), from Latin punctum ('a point'), from pungere ('to prick').

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