Punctuate

  • 11punctuate something with — interrupt an activity with. → punctuate …

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  • 12punctuate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin punctuatus, past participle of punctuare to point, provide with punctuation marks, from Latin punctus point Date: circa 1766 transitive verb 1. to mark or divide (written matter) with punctuation… …

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  • 13punctuate — punctuator, n. /pungk chooh ayt /, v., punctuated, punctuating. v.t. 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. 3. to… …

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  • 14punctuate — verb a) Add punctuation to That occurrence of its needs to be punctuated. b) vary; interrupt; give structure The pristine lawn was punctuated only by the single apple tree in the centre …

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  • 15Punctuate — Ставить знаки препинания; Подчёркивать, акцентировать …

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  • 16punctuate — Synonyms and related words: accent, accentuate, analyze, belabor, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, bracket, brand, break, chalk, chalk up, check, check off, cicatrize, conjugate, dapple, dash, decline, define, delimit, demarcate, discolor,… …

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  • 17punctuate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. point, interpoint, interpunctuate; accentuate; interrupt. See grammar, importance. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. emphasize, accentuate, stress, underscore, underline, accent, mark. III (Roget s… …

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  • 18punctuate — 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] …

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  • 19punctuate — 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… …

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  • 20punctuate — [[t]pʌ̱ŋktʃueɪt[/t]] punctuates, punctuating, punctuated VERB: usu passive If an activity or situation is punctuated by particular things, it is interrupted by them at intervals. [WRITTEN] [be V ed by/with n] The silence of the night was… …

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