Punctuate Definition

pŭngkcho͝o-āt
punctuated, punctuates, punctuating
verb
punctuated, punctuates, punctuating
To insert a punctuation mark or marks in.
Webster's New World
To break in on here and there; interrupt.
A speech punctuated with applause.
Webster's New World
To use punctuation marks.
Webster's New World
To emphasize; accentuate.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Punctuate

  • From Medieval Latin punctuare (“to mark with points"), from Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, punch"); see point, and compare punch and punctate.

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin pūnctuāre pūnctuāt- from Latin pūnctum point from neuter past participle of pungere to prick peuk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Punctuate Sentence Examples

  • Some students could not write, spell or punctuate simple sentences.

  • Arias, soliloquies and an occasional snippet of poetry punctuate your servers' recitation of the evening specials.

  • Illustrators punctuate statements (e.g., batoning with your arm to illustrate a point).

  • In Hamlet, the love story with Ophelia is developed through several flashbacks which punctuate the movie with the mode of the straight cut.

  • Spice plantations of cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla punctuate the landscape and tinge the atmosphere with a pleasant spicy scent.

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Words Starting With

PPUPUN

Words Ending With

ETEATE

Unscrambles

punctuate

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PU & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With TE

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With P9 Letter Words Ending With E