punctuate[verb]Synonyms:- interrupt, break, intersperse, pepper, sprinkle
- emphasize, accentuate, stress, underline
Related Words: divide,
separate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
punc‧tu‧ate /ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt/
verb[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: past participle of punctuare, from Latin punctum; ⇒ point1]
1. [transitive] to divide written work into sentences, phrases etc using
commas,
full stops etc
2. [transitive usually passive] literary to be interrupted by something, especially when this is repeated:
The silence was occasionally punctuated by laughter. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲