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Dictionary: punc·tu·ate   (pŭngk'chū-āt') pronunciation

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.
  1. To provide (a text) with punctuation marks.
  2. To interrupt periodically: "lectures punctuated by questions and discussions" (Gilbert Highet). " (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.]

punctuative punc'tu·a'tive adj.
punctuator punc'tu·a'tor n.

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verb

    To mark with punctuation: point. See marks.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: insert punctuation marks into
  Synonym: mark

Meaning #2: to stress, single out as important
  Synonyms: stress, emphasize, emphasise, accent, accentuate

Meaning #3: interrupt periodically


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sætte tegn i, pointere, fremhæve
v. intr. - bruge tegnsætning

Nederlands (Dutch)
interpunctie invoegen, accentueren, onderbreken

Français (French)
v. tr. - ponctuer, ponctuer (de)
v. intr. - ponctuer

Deutsch (German)
v. - mit Satzzeichen versehen, unterbrechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στίζω, διαστίζω, βάζω σημεία στίξεως, (μτφ.) τονίζω, υπογραμμίζω

Italiano (Italian)
punteggiare, costellare, accentuare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pontuar

Русский (Russian)
ставить знаки препинания, прерывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - puntuar, salpicar, interrumpir
v. intr. - puntuar, salpicar, interrumpir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - interpunktera, kommatera, avbryta (ideligen), ge eftertryck åt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在...中间加标点, 强调, 突出, 不时打断, 使用标点, 加标点

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 在...中間加標點, 強調, 突出, 不時打斷
v. intr. - 使用標點, 加標點

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 구두점을 찍다, 힘을 주다
v. intr. - 구두점을 찍다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 句読点を付ける, 力を入れる, 強調する, 句読点を入れる, 中断する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) وضع علامات الفصل و الوقف في جمله, قاطع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיסק, הטיל סימני פיסוק, קטע, פרץ ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮הטיל סימני פיסוק‬


 
 
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