'Punctuate' definitions:
Definition of 'punctuate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Insert punctuation marks into [syn: punctuate, mark]
verb
To stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate]
verb
Interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"
Definition of 'Punctuate'
From: GCIDE
- Punctuate \Punc"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punctuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Punctuating.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See Punctual.] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'punctuate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- divide,
- dot,
- dwell on,
- emphasize,
- engrave,
- fleck,
- freckle,
- gash,
- give emphasis to,
- harp on,
- hatch,
- highlight,
- hyphenate,
- impress,
- imprint,
- inflect,
- interrupt,
- intersperse,
- italicize,
- line,
- make a mark,
- mark,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- mottle,
- nick,
- notch,
- overaccentuate,
- overemphasize,
- overstress,
- parenthesize,
- parse,
- pencil,
- pepper,
- place emphasis on,
- point,
- point up,
- prick,
- print,
- punch,
- puncture,
- riddle,
- rub in,
- scar,
- scarify,
- score,
- scotch,
- scratch,
- seal,
- seam,
- separate,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splotch,
- spot,
- spotlight,
- sprinkle,
- stain,
- stamp,
- star,
- stigmatize,
- streak,
- stress,
- striate,
- stripe,
- tattoo,
- tick,
- tick off,
- trace,
- underline,
- underscore