punctuate

[US]/ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt/
[UK]/ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. add punctuation marks in the text; interrupt something from time to time.
Word Forms
Past Participlepunctuated
Past Tensepunctuated
Third Person Singularpunctuates
Present Participlepunctuating

Phrases & Collocations

properly punctuated

Example Sentences

to punctuate a piece of writing

a speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses.

a speech punctuated with cheers

We have not yet learned to punctuate correctly.

He did not bother to punctuate the telegraph message.

His speech was punctuated by catcalls.

the country's history has been punctuated by coups.

He made gestures to punctuate his speech.

a conversation occasionally punctuated by pregnant pauses.

The audience punctuated his speech by outbursts of applause.

a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children

she punctuates her conversation with snatches of song.

When it is punctuated, the meaning becomes clear.

The professor punctuated his lecture with a few well-chosen jokes.

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