punctualize

== English == === Alternative forms === punctualise === Etymology === From punctual +‎ -ize. === Verb === punctualize (third-person singular simple present punctualizes, present participle punctualizing, simple past and past participle punctualized) To render as, or turn into, a point; (specifically, sociology) to consider a conceptual or social network as a single point-like entity or “black box”. (linguistics) To express an action as happening at a specific moment. ==== Derived terms ==== punctualization