Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To provide (a text) with punctuation marks.
- intransitive verb To occur or interrupt periodically.
- intransitive verb To stress or emphasize.
- intransitive verb To use punctuation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In entomology, same as
punctured . - In writing and printing, to mark with points in some significant manner; specifically, to divide into sentences and parts of sentences by the conventional signs called points or marks of punctuation: as, to
punctuate one's letters carefully. Seepunctuation . - Figuratively, to emphasize by some significant or forcible action; enforce the important parts or points of in some special manner: as, to
punctuate one's remarks by gestures.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to add
punctuation to - verb to
add or tointerrupt at regular intervals - verb to
emphasize , tostress
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb interrupt periodically
- verb insert punctuation marks into
- verb to stress, single out as important
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Arguing about how to best punctuate is often like trying to convince someone that liking chocolate milkshakes is bad because strawberry milkshakes are good.
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Arguing about how to best punctuate is often like trying to convince someone that liking chocolate milkshakes is bad because strawberry milkshakes are good.
So it’s National Punctuation Day again « Motivated Grammar 2009
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But the plot itself is transplanted straight from the book: Mr. Fox is a fearless, clever, and cunning creature who finds the tables turned when he is hunted by three local farmers who have been immortalized by an eerie children’s rhyme whose refrain punctuate the film’s darkest and most exciting moments.
Seeing Double: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory / Fantastic Mr. Fox » Scene-Stealers 2010
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Prof. SKINNER: Because I thought it -- we thought it was an interesting way to kind of punctuate what we had done, because we start in the other writings with some of his childhood writings, and then here's his last kind of public letter to the country as he moves into another phase of his life.
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"Children are amazing for so many reasons and one of them is that they kind of punctuate your life.
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"Children are amazing for so many reasons and one of them is that they kind of punctuate your life.
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Like most historians, I punctuate the my linear time line with stories about people, buildings, and events, pulling facts and figures together into a coherent narrative.
Megan Doherty: My Walk With Glenn Beck, 21st Century Con Man Megan Doherty 2010
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Like most historians, I punctuate the my linear time line with stories about people, buildings, and events, pulling facts and figures together into a coherent narrative.
Megan Doherty: My Walk With Glenn Beck, 21st Century Con Man Megan Doherty 2010
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Like most historians, I punctuate the my linear time line with stories about people, buildings, and events, pulling facts and figures together into a coherent narrative.
Megan Doherty: My Walking Tour With Glenn Beck, 21st Century Con Man Megan Doherty 2010
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Like most historians, I punctuate the my linear time line with stories about people, buildings, and events, pulling facts and figures together into a coherent narrative.
Megan Doherty: My Walking Tour With Glenn Beck, 21st Century Con Man Megan Doherty 2010
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