Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

punctuatemore about punctuate

punctuate


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  punctuate 
  v  1:  insert  punctuation  marks  into  [syn:  {mark}] 
  2:  to  stress,  single  out  as  important:  "Dr.  Jones  emphasizes 
  exercise  in  addition  to  a  change  in  diet."  [syn:  {stress}, 
  {emphasize},  {accent},  {accentuate}] 
  3:  interrupt  periodically;  "Her  sharp  questions  punctuated  the 
  speaker's  drone" 




more about punctuate