punctuate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    insert punctuation marks into
    to stress, single out as important
    interrupt periodically

Word Origin

punctuate (v.)
1630s, "to point out," from Medieval Latin punctuatus, past participle of punctuare, from Latin punctus (see point (n.)). Meaning in reference to text, "to have pauses or stops indicated," is from 1818, probably a back-formation from punctuation. Hence, "interrupted at intervals" (1833). Related: Punctuated; punctuating.

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