punctuate

punc·tu·ate

 (pŭngk′cho͞o-āt′)

v. punc·tu·at·ed, punc·tu·at·ing, punc·tu·ates

v.tr.

1. To provide (a text) with punctuation marks.

2. To occur or interrupt periodically: "lectures punctuated by questions and discussions" (Gilbert Highet)."[There is] a great emptiness in America's West punctuated by Air Force bases" (Alfred Kazin).

3. To stress or emphasize.

v.intr.

To use punctuation.

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[Medieval Latin pūnctuāre, pūnctuāt-, from Latin pūnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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punc′tu·a′tive adj.

punc′tu·a′tor n.

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punctuate

(ˈpʌŋktjʊˌeɪt)

vb (mainly tr)

1. (Linguistics) (also intr) to insert punctuation marks into (a written text)

2. to interrupt or insert at frequent intervals: a meeting punctuated by heckling.

3. to give emphasis to

[C17: from Medieval Latin punctuāre to prick, from Latin punctum a prick, from pungere to puncture]

ˈpunctuˌator n

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punc•tu•ate

(ˈpʌŋk tʃuˌeɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.

1. to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.

2. to interrupt at intervals: Cheers punctuated the mayor's speech.

3. to give emphasis or force to.

v.i.

4. to insert or use marks of punctuation.

[1625–35; < Medieval Latin pūnctuātus, past participle of pūnctuāre to point, derivative of Latin pūnctus a pricking; see punctual]

punc′tu•a`tor, n.

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punctuate

, punctuation - Punctuate—which first meant "point out"—and punctuation are from Latin punctus, "prick, point"; the present-day meaning comes from the insertion of "points" or dots into written texts to indicate pauses (once called "pointing").

See also related terms for insertion.

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punctuate

Past participle: punctuated
Gerund: punctuating

Imperative

punctuate

punctuate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	punctuate - insert punctuation marks into mark add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" quote - put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
	2.	punctuate - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, emphasise background, play down, downplay - understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" set off, bring out - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets" re-emphasise, re-emphasize - emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity" bear down - pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background" evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" topicalize - emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence; "Speakers topicalize more often than they realize"; "The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement'" point up - emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England" press home, ram home, drive home - make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas" emphasise, underline, underscore, emphasize - give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
	3.	punctuate - interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone" cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

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punctuate

verb

1. interrupt, break, pepper, sprinkle, intersperse, interject The silence was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic.

2. emphasize, mark, stress, underline, accentuate, foreground, point up, lay stress on Moore smiled to punctuate the irony of his comment.

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punctuate

verb

To mark with punctuation:

point.

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Translations

vyznačit interpunkci

interpunktieren

parsemerponctuer

írásjelekkel ellát

nota greinarmerki

costellaremettere i segni d'interpunzionepunteggiarepunteggiaturasegni di interpunzione

dėti skyrybos ženkluspunktuacijaskyrybaskyrybos ženklasskyrybos ženklų dėjimas

likt pieturzīmes

sette skilletegn

vyznačiť interpunkciu

postavljati ločila

noktalama işaretleri koymaknoktalamak

以标点分开加标点于

punctuate

[ˈpʌŋktjʊeɪt] VT (Ling) → puntuar
his speech was punctuated by applause → los aplausos interrumpieron repetidamente su discurso

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punctuate

[ˈpʌŋktʃʊeɪt] vt

(= interrupt) → ponctuer

[+ text, letter] → ponctuer

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punctuate

vt

(Gram) → mit Satzzeichen versehen, interpunktieren

(= intersperse) → unterbrechen; he punctuated his talk with jokes → er spickte seine Rede mit Witzen; a long happy life, punctuated with or by short spells of sadness → ein langes glückliches Leben, das zeitweise von traurigen Augenblicken überschattet war

(= emphasize) → betonen

vi → Satzzeichen setzen

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punctuate

[ˈpʌŋktjʊˌeɪt] vt (Gram) → mettere la punteggiatura a or in
his speech was punctuated by bursts of applause → il suo discorso fu ripetutamente interrotto da scrosci di applausi

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punctuate

(ˈpaŋktʃueit) verb

to divide up sentences etc by commas, full stops, colons etc. leestekens aanbring يُشَكِّل الجُمْلَه، يضَع علامات الوقْف والفَواصِل في الجُمْلَه слагам препинателни знаци pontuar vyznačit interpunkci interpunktieren sætte tegn χωρίζω προτάσεις με σημεία στίξης puntuar kirjavahemärgistama نقطه گذاری کردن jakaa lauseita välimerkeillä ponctuer לִפסוֹק बीच में रोकना írásjelekkel ellát memberi tanda baca nota greinarmerki punteggiare 句読点をつける (문장 등을) 구두점으로 끊다 dėti skyrybos ženklus likt pieturzīmes membubuh tanda baca leestekens aanbrengensette skilletegn stawiać znaki przestankowe علامه ايښودل pontuar a pune semne de punctuaţie ставить знаки препинания vyznačiť interpunkciu postavljati ločila staviti znake interpunkcije interpunktera คั่นด้วยเครื่องหมายวรรคตอน noktalama işaretleri koymak, noktalamak 以標點分開，加標點於 ставити розділові знаки رموز اوقاف لگانا chấm câu 以标点分开，加标点于

punctuation noun

1. the act of punctuating. leestekens aanbring تَشْكيل الجُمَل، وَضْع علامات الوقْف والفواصِل пунктуация pontuação rozčlenění na části die Interpunktion tegnsætning στίξηpuntuación kirjavahemärgistus تقطه گذاری varustaa välimerkein ponctuation מְנָקֵד विरामादि विधान írásjelek kitevése pemberian tanda baca greinarmerkjasetning punteggiatura 句読 구두점 사용 skyrybos ženklų dėjimas pieturzīmju lietošana membubuh tanda baca het aanbrengen van leestekens tegnsetting stosowanie interpunkcji ټكى ايښودل pontuação (punere a semnelor de) punctuaţie расстановка знаков препинания rozčlenenie na časti postavljanje ločil stavljanje znakova interpunkcije interpunktion การคั่นประโยค noktalama işaretlerini koyma 標點 розставляння розділових знаків رموز اوقاف کے لگانے کا عمل sự chấm câu 标点

2. the use of punctuation marks. leestekens gebruik إسْتِعمال علامات الوَقْف والفَواصِل пунктуация pontuação interpunkce die Interpunktion tegnsætning στίξηpuntuación kirjavahemärgistamine نشانه گذاری välimerkkien käyttö ponctuation לְנֵקד विराम चिह्नांकन विधान központozás penggunaan tanda baca greinarmerkjasetning punteggiatura 句読 구두법 skyryba, punktuacija interpunkcija penggunaan tanda baca interpunctietegnsettinginterpunkcja علامه ايښودل pontuação punctuaţie пунктуация interpunkcia uporaba ločil upotreba znakova interpunkcije interpunktion การใช้เครื่องหมายวรรคตอน noktalama işaretlerinin kullanımı 標點法 пунктуація رموز اوقاف sử dụng dấu câu 标点法

punctuation mark

any of the symbols used for punctuating, eg comma, full stop, question mark etc. leesteken عَلامَة التَّرْقيم препинателен знак sinal de pontuação interpunkční znaménko das Satzzeichen tegnsætning σημείο στίξης signo de puntuación kirjavahemärk نشانه های نقطه گذاری välimerkki signe de ponctuationניקוד विराम-चिह्न írásjel tanda baca greinarmerki segno d'interpunzione 句読点 구두점 skyrybos ženklas pieturzīme tanda baca leestekenskilletegn znak przestankowy دټكى ايښودلو نښانى sinal de pontuação semn de punctuaţie знак препинания interpunkčné znamienko ločilo znak interpunkcije skiljetecken, interpunktionstecken เครื่องหมายวรรคตอน noktalama işareti 標點符號 розділовий знак وقف کي کوئي علامت dấu câu 标点符号

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punctuate

n. puntuar, acto de perforar un tejido con un instrumento afilado.

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