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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.
[Medieval Latin pūnctuāre, pūnctuāt-, from Latin pūnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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
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Verb | 1. | punctuate - insert punctuation marks into 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. | ![]() 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" 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" |
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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
verbTo mark with punctuation:
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Translations
vyznačit interpunkci
írásjelekkel ellát
nota greinarmerki
dėti skyrybos ženkluspunktuacijaskyrybaskyrybos ženklasskyrybos ženklų dėjimas
likt pieturzīmes
vyznačiť interpunkciu
postavljati ločila
noktalama işaretleri koymaknoktalamak
punctuate
[ˈpʌŋktjʊeɪt] VT (Ling) → puntuarhis speech was punctuated by applause → los aplausos interrumpieron repetidamente su discurso
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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 inhis speech was punctuated by bursts of applause → il suo discorso fu ripetutamente interrotto da scrosci di applausi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
punctuate
(ˈpaŋktʃueit) verb to divide up sentences etc by commas, full stops, colons etc.
punctuation noun1. the act of punctuating.
2. the use of punctuation marks.
punctuation mark any of the symbols used for punctuating, eg comma, full stop, question mark etc.
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punctuate
n. puntuar, acto de perforar un tejido con un instrumento afilado.
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