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Punctuate

//ˈpʰʌŋktjuːeɪt// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Point-like; consisting of or marked with one or more points.

    "[…] with a punctuate wound of entrance and a small wound of exit, may very properly be treated with a dry dressing and not disturbed, and in a large proportion of the cases there will be little or no tissue reaction that will require[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To add punctuation to. transitive

    "That occurrence of "its" needs to be punctuated as "it's"."

  2. 2
    insert punctuation marks into wordnet
  3. 3
    To add or to interrupt at regular intervals. transitive

    "My father punctuated his tirade with thumps on the desk."

  4. 4
    interrupt periodically wordnet
  5. 5
    To emphasize; to stress. transitive
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  1. 6
    to stress, single out as important wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuātus, perfect passive participle of pūnctuō (“to mark with points”), from Medieval Latin pūnctus (“a point, dot”), from pungō (“to prick, punch”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of punch.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuātus, perfect passive participle of pūnctuō (“to mark with points”), from Medieval Latin pūnctus (“a point, dot”), from pungō (“to prick, punch”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of punch.

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