punc·tu·ate

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• punc|tu|ate — «PUHNGK chu ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.i. to use periods, commas, and other marks in writing or printing to help make the meaning clear. –v.t. 1. to put punctuation marks in. 2. Figurative. to interrupt now and then: »His speech was punctuated …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|punc|tu|ate — «mihs PUHNGK chu ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to punctuate incorrectly. –mis´punc|tu|a´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• in|ter|punc|tu|ate — «IHN tuhr PUHNGK chu ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. = punctuate. (Cf. ↑punctuate) …   Useful english dictionary

• punc — acu·punc·ture; com·punc·tion; com·punc·tion·less; com·punc·tious; ex·punc·tion; in·ter·punc·tion; punc; punc·tar·i·a·les; punc·tate; punc·tat·ed; punc·ta·tion; punc·tic·u·lar; punc·ti·form; punc·til·i·ar; punc·til·io; punc·til·i·ous;… …   English syllables

• ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

• mis´punc|tu|a´tion — mis|punc|tu|ate «mihs PUHNGK chu ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to punctuate incorrectly. –mis´punc|tu|a´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• punctuate — punc·tu·ate …   English syllables

• punctuate — punc•tu•ate [[t]ˈpʌŋk tʃuˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 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[/ex] 3) to give emphasis or… …   From formal English to slang

• punctuate — punc|tu|ate [ˈpʌŋktʃueıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of punctuare, from Latin punctum; POINT1] 1.) [T] to divide written work into sentences, phrases, etc using ↑commas, ↑full stops etc 2.) [T usually passive] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• punctuate — punc|tu|ate [ pʌŋktʃu,eıt ] verb intransitive or transitive to use PERIODS, COMMAS, and other PUNCTUATION MARKS in order to write in a clear style be punctuated by/with something to be frequently interrupted by something: a 15 minute speech… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English