punctuate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuātus, perfect passive participle of pūnctuō (“to mark with points”), from Medieval Latin pūnctus (“a point, dot”), from pungō (“to prick, punch”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of punch. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpʰʌŋktjuːeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): [ˈpʰʌŋkʃɪu̯ːeɪt], [ˈpʰʌŋkʃɪu̯ːeɪʔ] === Verb === punctuate (third-person singular simple present punctuates, present participle punctuating, simple past and past participle punctuated) (transitive) To add punctuation to. [from 1675] (transitive) To add or to interrupt at regular intervals. [from 1848] (transitive) To emphasize; to stress. [from 1883] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === punctuate (comparative more punctuate, superlative most punctuate) Point-like; consisting of or marked with one or more points. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “punctuate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “punctuate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === pūnctuāte second-person plural present active imperative of pūnctuō