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Punctuate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Punctuate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

insert punctuation marks into

2

to stress, single out as important

"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

3

interrupt periodically

"Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"

4

To add punctuation to.

See Also
punctuating punctuatest point punctilious stress punctual interrupt hyphen
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
add express interrupt
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
quote background bring out re-emphasise bear down topicalize point up drive home underscore
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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