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punctuate |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb punctuate 1 of 3 senses of punctuate Sense 2 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => background, play down => bring out set off => re-emphasise, re-emphasize => bear down => point up => drive home, ram home, press home => underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb punctuate 1 of 3 senses of punctuate Sense 2 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => background, play down => wave off => soft-pedal => bring out set off => pick up => foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up => raise => re-emphasise, re-emphasize => bear down => point up => drive home, ram home, press home => underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise Entailment of verb punctuate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb punctuate 3 senses of punctuate Sense 1 punctuate, mark => add Sense 2 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => express, show evince Sense 3 punctuate => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off Familiarity of verb punctuate punctuate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb punctuate Sense 1 punctuate, mark => add -------------- Sense 2 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => express, show evince -------------- Sense 3 punctuate => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off -------------- Overview of verb punctuate The verb punctuate has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) punctuate, mark -- (insert punctuation marks into) 2. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.") 3. punctuate -- (interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone") Overview of verb punctuate The verb punctuate has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) punctuate, mark -- (insert punctuation marks into) 2. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.") 3. punctuate -- (interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone")
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