punctuate

ˈpʌŋktʃuˌeɪt

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of punctuate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

writingadd punctuation marks to a text

She will punctuate the essay before submission.

annotate

edit

mark

patterninterrupt at regular intervals

The speech was punctuated by applause.

disrupt

interject

emphasis

Rare

emphasize or stress something

Rare

He punctuated his words with strong gestures.

highlight

underline

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Origin of punctuate

Latin, punctuare (to point)

Examples of punctuate in a sentence

Teachers often punctuate students' work for clarity.
Her day was punctuated by short naps.
The silence was punctuated by distant thunder.
Her voice punctuated the silence in the room.
The applause punctuated his speech at regular intervals.

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French:ponctuer, rythmer, ...
German:interpunktieren, unterbrechen, ...
Italian:punteggiare, interrompere, ...
Spanish:puntuar, marcar, ...
Portuguese:pontuar, interromper, ...
Chinese:加标点, 插入, ...
Japanese:句読点を付ける, 中断する, ...
Arabic:رقم, تَخَلَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְפַסֵּק, לְקַטֵּעַ, ...
Russian:расставлять знаки препинания, прерывать, ...
Ukrainian:розставляти розділові знаки, переривати, ...
Hindi:विराम चिह्न लगाना, बाधित करना, ...
Bengali:যতিচিহ্ন বসানো, বাধা দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:puntuar, interrompre, ...
Czech:interpunkovat, prokládat, ...
Danish:tegnsætte, afbryde, ...
Dutch:van interpunctie voorzien, onderbreken, ...
Greek:βάζω σημεία στίξης, διακόπτω, ...
Hungarian:központozni, megszakítani, ...
Khmer:ដាក់សញ្ញាវណ្ណយុត្តិ, បំបែកជាចន្លោះទៀងទាត់, ...
Korean:구두점을 찍다, 중단되다, ...
Persian:علائم‌گذاری کردن, قطع شد, ...
Polish:interpunkować, przerywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):pontuar, interromper, ...
Romanian:a punctua, a întrerupe, ...
Swedish:punktera, avbryta, ...
Thai:ใส่เครื่องหมายวรรคตอน, ขัดจังหวะ, ...
Turkish:noktalama işaretleri eklemek, noktalama işareti gibi araya girmek, ...
Vietnamese:chấm câu, ngắt quãng, ...

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